Additional Vocabulary Practice 1

Sally was a temperamental woman by _____________.

• nature

• manners

• behaviour

• thinking

The _____________ of the rich man's home was shocked to find that one of the antiques was stolen.

• conjurer

• curator

• butler

• decorator

The _____________ was examining the ancient artefacts near the river.

• geographer

• geomancer

• archeologist

• geologist

The dancers gave a / an ______________ performance which impressed everyone in the audience.

• brilliant

• insipid

• bad

• lukewarm

The _______________ truck which moved suddenly almost knocked down the old man.

• stationery

• sanitary

• stationary

• inflationary

The sole survivor of the earthquake gave an account of the event.

• translated

• commented

• memorised

• described

Engineers have discovered an equipment that can bend without breaking.

• is special

• is fragile

• is flexible

• is edible

He was forced to stay outside his own country because he went against the government.

• emigrated

• migrated

• deported

• exiled

It is not good to look at only the dark side of things and ignore the good blessings.

• be optimistic

• be pessimistic

• be happy

• be delighted

Since we have made the mistake, we must prepare to face the music.

• be rewarded

• be punished

• be jailed

• be caned