Word of the Day – March 2018 Quiz #69 | |
Directions: Choose the best word to complete each sentence or question.
1. An athlete who takes a ___________ intentionally tries to lose a competition, usually for a reason unknown to spectators and fans. 2. The buildings of the city were reduced to ___________ after several months of intense fighting. 3. A person who has ___________ with his car can take it to a mechanic to get it fixed. 4. When water began to ___________ into Tom’s basement, he needed to find the cause quickly. 5. Without a firm grasp on a ball, a baseball player or a football player might __________ it. 6. It’s wise to keep a ___________ of miles traveled in order to learn how much time and money are spent traveling. 7. Is it possible to totally ___________ human suffering from famine, war, and disease? 8. So that Alicia doesn’t ___________ her teeth at night, she wears a special mouth insert that protects her teeth. 9. Joe Biden served under Barck Obama as ___________ President. 10. John Edwards had a __________ with a woman who was not his wife, and this ruined his political career. 11. An important ___________ of a teacher is to keep daily attendance. 12. When water is placed on a hot stove it begins to __________ before it boils. 13. It’s hard to listen to a person __________ without feeling some compassion. 14. If one leg of a table is shorter than the other three, it will probably ___________. 15. A phlebotomist needs to find a ___________ when drawing blood from a patient. Click here to go to the Word of the Day page. Answers: 1. dive; 2. rubble; 3. trouble; 4. seep; 5. bobble; 6. log; 7. eliminate; 8. clench; 9. vice; 10. fling; 11. task; 12. bubble; 13. weep; 14. wobble; 15. vein | |
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