[Subodh Kant]

Fill in the Blanks Practice Exercise - 3 & 4

11. Prince Phillip had to choose: marry the woman he loved and ______ his right to the throne, or marry Lady Fiona and inherit the crown.
a. reprimand b. upbraid c. abdicate d. winnow e. extol

12. If you will not do your work of your own ______, I have no choice but to penalize you if it is not done on time.
a. predilection b. coercion c. excursion d. volition e. infusion

13. After sitting in the sink for several days, the dirty, food-encrusted dishes became ______.
a. malodorous b. prevalent c. Imposing d. perforated e. emphatic

14. Giulia soon discovered the source of the ______ smell in the room: a week-old tuna sandwich that one of the children had hidden in
the closet.
a. quaint b. fastidious c. clandestine d. laconic e. fetid

15. After making ______ remarks to the President, the reporter was not invited to return to the White House pressroom.
a. hospitable b. itinerant c. enterprising d. chivalrous e. irreverent

16. With her ______ eyesight, Krystyna spotted a trio of deer on the hillside and she reduced the speed of her car.
a. inferior b. keen c. impressionable d. ductile e. conspiratorial

17. With a(n) ______ grin, the boy quickly slipped the candy into his pocket without his mother’s knowledge.
a. jaundiced b. nefarious c. stereotypical d. sentimental e. impartial

18. Her ______ display of tears at work did not impress her new boss, who felt she should try to control her emotions.
a. maudlin b. meritorious c. precarious d. plausible e. schematic

19. Johan argued, “If you know about a crime but don’t report it, you are ______ in that crime because you allowed it to happen.”
a. acquitted b. steadfast c. tenuous d. complicit e. nullified

20. The authorities, fearing a ______ of their power, called for a military state in the hopes of restoring order.
a. subversion b. premonition c. predilection d. infusion e. inversion

[Subodh Kant]

Originally Posted by marijuana_user

I m more den ebullient to post first set of answers along with individual meanings....

1..options...
titillated - to stimulate pleasantly by tickling...
reiterated- to restate or to repeat...reiterated suggestion
scintillating- sparkling....scintillating stars....
enthralled - to keep some1 fascinated or spellbound
striated - marked wit parallel striae...more of placing a thing in a parallel manner.....

Nw herebeads embedded in d dress created a shimmering(bright lightening)effect...
so d only option dat goes is scintillating i.e option (c)

2..options..
too easy for discussion....
answer option (d)
AS something which will help in meeting d running cost will be d option so neccesity of a better paying job is dre...

3.options...
coerced - to pressurise or to force
proclaimed-to forcefully justify
abetted - to motivate in a wrong doing
sanctioned - more of a legal term-to sanction a law..to validate
solicited- to show care for

here d word is unknowingly helped d thief..thus abetted is d answer..option (c)

4. options...
obstinate - to stubbornly adhering to one's opinion
prolific- multiplying in numbers,producing abundantly..prolific writer...

Well d clue is many plays were written so shakespeare was a prolific writer....
option..(d)

5. options....
word to be discussed is
galling- irritating or exasperating...

thus an experience of sitting wid some1 overly talkative person must be irritating...as d sentence has a negative connotation to it...
thus option (c)..galling...

thus my set of answers...

thanks for such a nice support

can you do the same for question no 6 - 10 ?

[pinu]

Originally Posted by Subodh Kant

Fill in the Blanks Practice Exercise - 3 & 4

11. Prince Phillip had to choose: marry the woman he loved and ______ his right to the throne, or marry Lady Fiona and inherit the crown.
a. reprimand b. upbraid c. abdicate d. winnow e. extol

12. If you will not do your work of your own ______, I have no choice but to penalize you if it is not done on time.
a. predilection b. coercion c. excursion d. volition e. infusion

13. After sitting in the sink for several days, the dirty, food-encrusted dishes became ______.
a. malodorous b. prevalent c. Imposing d. perforated e. emphatic

14. Giulia soon discovered the source of the ______ smell in the room: a week-old tuna sandwich that one of the children had hidden in
the closet.
a. quaint b. fastidious c. clandestine d. laconic e. fetid

15. After making ______ remarks to the President, the reporter was not invited to return to the White House pressroom.
a. hospitable b. itinerant c. enterprising d. chivalrous e. irreverent

16. With her ______ eyesight, Krystyna spotted a trio of deer on the hillside and she reduced the speed of her car.
a. inferior b. keen c. impressionable d. ductile e. conspiratorial

17. With a(n) ______ grin, the boy quickly slipped the candy into his pocket without his mother’s knowledge.
a. jaundiced b. nefarious c. stereotypical d. sentimental e. impartial

18. Her ______ display of tears at work did not impress her new boss, who felt she should try to control her emotions.
a. maudlin b. meritorious c. precarious d. plausible e. schematic

19. Johan argued, “If you know about a crime but don’t report it, you are ______ in that crime because you allowed it to happen.”
a. acquitted b. steadfast c. tenuous d. complicit e. nullified

20. The authorities, fearing a ______ of their power, called for a military state in the hopes of restoring order.
a. subversion b. premonition c. predilection d. infusion e. inversion

my answers:
c
d
a
e
e
b
b
a
d
a

[rohanxavier]

my take
11. c
12. d
13. a
14. e
15. e
16. b
17. b
18. a
19. d
20. a

[catguy]

i thot
c
d
a
a
e
b
b
e
d
a
dint know the meaning of a few words..
can anybody say wat i could have done in 13 as i dint kno the meaning of maudlin and thot "schematic" was a decent fit..

[shivasingh24]

Originally Posted by Subodh Kant

Fill in the Blanks Practice Exercise - 3 & 4

11. Prince Phillip had to choose: marry the woman he loved and ______ his right to the throne, or marry Lady Fiona and inherit the crown.
a. reprimand b. upbraidc. abdicate d. winnow e. extol

12. If you will not do your work of your own ______, I have no choice but to penalize you if it is not done on time.
a. predilection b. coercion c. excursion d. volition e. infusion

13. After sitting in the sink for several days, the dirty, food-encrusted dishes became ______.
a. malodorous b. prevalent c. Imposing d. perforated e. emphatic

14. Giulia soon discovered the source of the ______ smell in the room: a week-old tuna sandwich that one of the children had hidden in
the closet.
a. quaint b. fastidious c. clandestine d. laconice. fetid

15. After making ______ remarks to the President, the reporter was not invited to return to the White House pressroom.
a. hospitable b. itinerant c. enterprising d. chivalrous e. irreverent

16. With her ______ eyesight, Krystyna spotted a trio of deer on the hillside and she reduced the speed of her car.
a. inferior b. keen c. impressionable d. ductile e. conspiratorial

17. With a(n) ______ grin, the boy quickly slipped the candy into his pocket without his mother’s knowledge.
a. jaundiced b. nefarious c. stereotypical d. sentimental e. impartial

18. Her ______ display of tears at work did not impress her new boss, who felt she should try to control her emotions.
a. maudlin b. meritorious c. precarious d. plausible e. schematic

19. Johan argued, “If you know about a crime but don’t report it, you are ______ in that crime because you allowed it to happen.”
a. acquitted b. steadfast c. tenuous d. complicit e. nullified

20. The authorities, fearing a ______ of their power, called for a military state in the hopes of restoring order.
a.subversion b. premonition c. predilection d. infusion e. inversion

11-c
12-a
13-a
14-e
15-e
16-b
17-b
18-e
19-d
20-a

[meenaxi]

11. c
12. a
13. a
14. e
15. e
16. b
17. b
18. a
19. d
20. a

[sid_dharth]

Originally Posted by Subodh Kant

Exercise - 3 & 4

11. c. abdicate

12. a. predilection

13. a. malodorous

14. e. fetid

15. e. irreverent

16. b. keen

17. b. nefarious

18. a. maudlin

19. d. complicit

20. a. subversion

[sapphire]

My answers :

11) reprimand - to reprove or rebuke severely
upbraid - to find fault with
abdicate - to relinquish a throne
winnow - To examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad
extol - to praise
The prince abdicates (c) his right to the throne

12) predilection - partiality
coercion - use of force
excursion - short trip
volition - a choice or decision made by the will
So volition(d) is the obvious choice.

13) malodorous - having an unpleasant or offensive odor
Imposing - set as something to be borne
perforated - to make a hole
emphatic - strongly marked
the dirty, food-encrusted dishes became malodorous(a)

14) quaint - strange, peculiar
fastidious - excessively particular, critical, or demanding
clandestine - executed with secrecy
laconic - using few words
fetid - having an offensive odor; stinking.

Giulia soon discovered the source of the offensive odour fetid(e) smell in the
room: a week-old tuna sandwich...

15) itinerant - traveling from place to place
chivalrous - fearless, dauntless
irreverent - disrespectful
After making ---- remarks to the President, the reporter was not invited to
return to the White House pressroom.
It sounds like some negative remark, so irreverant(e) should be the right option here.

16) keen - extremely sensitive or responsive
conspiratorial - adj. for conspiracy
keen(b) eyesight.

17) jaundiced - to distort or prejudice
nefarious - extremely wicked or villainous
stereotypical - convention
With a(n) wicked or nefarious(b) grin, the boy quickly slipped the candy into his
pocket without his mother’s knowledge.

1 maudlin - tearfully or weakly emotional.
meritorious - deserving praise
precarious - risky
plausible - having an appearance of truth
Her maudlin(a) display of tears

19) complicit - Associated with or participating in a questionable act or a crime
Thus from the context (d) is the right option

20) subversion - destruction
premonition - anticipation
predilection - a tendency to think favorably of something
The authorities, fearing a subversion(a) of their power

Hope its right

[sapphire]

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