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August 24, 2017

Enhance your vocabulary

Vocabulary

 

Choose from the adjectives listed below that best describe the nouns mentioned in the statements.

(the context of the statement provides a hint to the meaning of the adjective to be picked)

 

flimsy, puny, biased, jocular, hazardous, brittle, tranquil, stunted, anonymous, beneficial, insincere, substantial, perishable, inclement, adjacent 

(note: all the words may not be used )

 

Pick an adjective that describes-

  1. a rod of metal that can be easily broken
  2. students who rarely attend their classes
  3. food that gets spoilt quickly
  4. a dress that is loosely and insecurely made
  5. a tree whose growth has been slowed down
  6. a letter whose writer is not known
  7. a climate which is harsh and rough to live in
  8. a building that shares the boundary wall of yours
  9. a boy who is weak and undersized
  10. a game which is helpful and advantageous
  11. a man who can make anyone laugh
  12. an experiment full of risks

 

 

 

 

 

Answers:

  1. brittle
  2. Insincere
  3. Perishable
  4. Flimsy
  5. Stunted
  6. Anonymous
  7. Inclement
  8. Adjacent
  9. Puny
  10. Beneficial
  11. Jocular
  12. Hazardous

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