Question by Lauren Bradley M.D.: Could you check my answers? Thank You! 10 points!?
1. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
My brother clung ___ to his belief that Alfred Hitchcock was the greatest film director of all time. (Points : 1)
coherently
ineptly
——-pertinaciously
stringently
2. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
In recent years fear of skin cancer has increased, encouraging greater ___ from long hours in the sun.
(Points : 1)
——-abstinence
aptitude
astringency
commiseration
3. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
The sunny ___ house is a wonderful change from the dark, cramped apartment I used to have. (Points : 1)
coherent
——-commodious
colloquial
contrite
4. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
In the long-running TV series I Love Lucy, the husband and wife enlivened their relationship with ___ wisecracks.
(Points : 1)
——astringent
commodious
stringent
tenacious
5. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
After several skateboarders were injured on Main Street, the city council issued a(n) ___ for tighter downtown traffic control. (Points : 1)
abstention
adjunct
commiseration
——- injunction
6. Find the best answer to the question.
Which word applies only to families of verbs? (Points : 1)
—–conjugation
injunction
juncture
strait
7. Find the best answer to the question.
Which word contains a Latin preposition meaning “not”?
(Points : 1)
aptitude
impertinent
—— injunction
pertinacious
8. Find the best answer to the question.
Which word does not contain a variation of the Latin preposition meaning “with”? (Points : 1)
——-colloquial
commodious
contrite
pertinacious
9. Find the best answer to the question.
Which word does not have a form of “joining” or “tying” in it?
(Points : 1)
adjunct
condone
——- stringent
subjugate
10. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below.
aptitude : lack of skill ::
(Points : 1)
injunction : disunity
pertinacity : stubbornness
subjugation : dominate
——-colloquialism : formal speech
11. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below.
impertinent : polite ::
(Points : 1)
——inept : skillful
strait : crooked
juncture : conjugate
contrite : proud
12. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below.
adjunct : addition ::
(Points : 1)
——– abstention : absence
commodiousness : size
straits : hardship
conjugation : nouns
13. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below.
tenacious : hold ::
(Points : 1)
condone : fasten
——-stringent : tie
inept : grind
commodious : speak
14. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
People around the world ___ with Chinese farmers who lose homes and farms in the flooding of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. (Points : 1)
abstain
——commiserate
juncture
adjunct
15. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
Accountants are responsible for keeping ___ records of money transactions.
(Points : 1)
contrite
——coherent
adjunct
astringent
16. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
The waters of Lake Erie feed Lake Ontario at the ___ of Niagara Falls. (Points : 1)
subjugation
—–juncture
adjunct
ineptitude
17. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
The koala bear is known for its ___ in clinging to a tree once it has wrapped its arms around the trunk.
(Points : 1)
subjugation
juncture
ineptitude
——-tenacity
18. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
Medical research suggests that sufferers of heart disease live longer when they ___ from salty and fatty foods. (Points : 1)
adjunct
juncture
commiserate
—–abstain
19. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
Some baseball historians claim that the ___ of the Chicago Cubs by the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929 ranks as the all-time high point in the history of the World Series.
(Points : 1)
——subjugation
tenacity
ineptitude
adjunct
Best answer:
Answer by Sally
All seems correct to me, Good job! 🙂
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