Choose the word that best completes
the meaning of the sentence.
1. The ______ spring weather was a great relief to all
of us who had struggled through the long, harsh winter.
a. abortive
b. volatile
c. temperate
d. pragmatic
e. intrinsic
2. I made a(n) ______ effort to repair the leak,
but my improvised patch didn't hold and I soon
realized that I would have to call a plumber.
a. vindictive
b. tentative
c. pristine
d. acrid
e. caustic
3. The adoring members of the tribe ______ their
old king even though he was blind and senile.
a. squandered
b. extrapolated
c. beleaguered
d. exacerbated
e. venerated
4. The hikers were ______ by the billions of mosquitoes
that descended upon them as soon as they hit the trail.
a. extolled
b. vitiated
c. palliated
d. vexed
e. promulgated
5. Seeing the pictures of our old home made us
feel ______ and nostalgic.
a. adept
b. fastidious
c. wistful
d. infamous
e. impartial
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ANSWERS
1. c. temperate
2. b. tentative
3. e. venerated
4. d. vexed
5. c. wistful
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ANSWERS
1. c. temperate
2. b. tentative
3. e. venerated
4. d. vexed
5. c. wistful
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