Vocabulary Challenge 1 - Using The Right Words Question Preview (ID: 52003)


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As a school prefect, Pearlyn can ____ her authority when necessary.
a) confirm
b) detach
c) assure
d) assert

The mistress is _____ by the nature, so please try not to irritate her.
a) resigned
b) tiresome
c) likeable
d) antagonistic

It was snowing and the air felt _____ in the open.
a) warm
b) sultry
c) damp
d) chilly

her actions were always _____ to her words. That caused much confusion among her friends.
a) typical
b) faithful
c) disinclined
d) contradictory

One could not distinguish anything from the ____ remains of the victims of the fire.
a) scalded
b) searing
c) charred
d) singed

The scholarly child _____ for a few seconds before continuing to read the passage aloud.
a) waved
b) stopped
c) halted
d) paused

An infected cut must be treated immediately or it may become ______.
a) toxic
b) caustic
c) septic
d) acidic

She made a _____ mistake so that she would not be promoted. She had enough work in her present designation.
a) rational
b) deliberate
c) conscious
d) legitimate

The scar on his upper lip was no longer _____ for he had grown a bushy moustache over it.
a) illustrated
b) noitceable
c) significant
d) observed

The dog crouched in a corner, ______ pathetically after it saw the gigantic snake gliding across the kitchen floor.
a) hissing
b) growling
c) whining
d) barking

People of different faiths visit the island off the coast of Singapore to worship at a famous _____ there.
a) pagoda
b) pilgrim
c) shrine
d) peak

After a few days of exposure _____ were swarming all over the decomposing prawns.
a) nymphs
b) tadpole
c) maggots
d) wrigglers

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