PSLE Vocabulary Drills 3

This part of the composition is ________. There is no need to spend an entire page describing the setting of the setting of the story.

• superficial

• superflous

• supercharged

• superannuated

Joanne was notorious for being _______ she could be ecstatic one moment and in despair the next.

• fanciful

• frivolous

• capricious

• subjective

The former manager was charged with _________ of company funds.

• extortion

• blackmail

• corruption

• embezzlement

This association strongly _______ equal employment opportunities regardless of gender.

• provokes

• condones

• instigates

• advocates

Shahul did not want a ride on the Ferris wheel because he had a _______ of heights.

• scare

• terror

• phobia

• distress

The editor is _________ she has a keen eye for details.

• discreet

• meticulous

• impeccable

• conscientious

After reading the engaging ________ of the film, I was determined to watch it as soon as possible.

• preface

• glossary

• synopsis

• appendix

Mr Smith, a/an ________ from America, was working at the overseas head office before he applied for a transfer to work at a local branch.

• outcast

• refugee

• fugitive

• expatriate

After many years, they finally _______ their differences.

• pacified

• appeared

• mediated

• reconciled

The accomplice of the bank robbers ________ himself ________ to the police in the hope of receiving a lighter sentence.

• turned...in

• turned...up

• turned...out

• turned...away