Word of the Day – January 2014 Quiz | |
Directions: Choose the best words to complete each sentence.
1. The suspect was able to _________ the police for a few hours before being caught. 2. Don’t ________ those two colors together. 3. Melvin felt a little _________ before his job interview. 4. Paulina felt as though she was getting a little too _________, so she went on a diet. 5. An __________ brother took care of his siblings when their parents died. 6. The prison can __________ up to 500 inmates. 7. Diana went to Los Angeles to find her __________ in the film industry. 8. Julio wasn’t familiar with the _________ used by his boss, so he failed to understand what she said. 9. Obesity may __________ to a wide range of health issues. 10. If you think you’re just going to __________ through college without any effort, you’re wrong. 11. __________ appliances are becoming more efficient in their use of energy. 12. A black, sticky substance began to __________ out of the machine. 13. Members who don’t __________ by the rules risk losing their membership. 14. When you go grocery shopping, please pick up a __________ of potato chips. 15. The __________ weather was so dangerous that the governor ordered all schools to close.
Click here to go to the Word of the Day page. Answers: 1. dodge; 2. mix; 3. jittery; 4. chubby; 5. elder; 6. house; 7. niche; 8. idiom; 9. lead; 10. glide; 11. Kitchen; 12. ooze; 13. abide; 14. bag; 15. frigid | |
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