Word Work 2

Everybody laughed when Judy, the class's slowest read, joked that she would never be able to finish reading the ___ version of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' required for literature class.

• long

• unedited

• abridged

• unabridged

Some economists argue that the yuan needs to be ___ in order for China's economy to stay strong.

• deteriorated

• devalued

• depreciated

• debunked

Some religions for example Islam believe in an ____ God who sees and knows everything.

• omniscient

• omnipresent

• omniscience

• omnipresence

His ___ report on the republican candidate is not convincing as it does not show a balanced and considered analysis of the situation.

• virulent

• vitriolic

• viscous

• voracious

Alexander Dumas' 'The Three Musketeers' is an ___ tale of courage, intelligence, heroism and adventure.

• affected

• ostentatious

• extraordinary

• epic

Juliet urged Romeo to leave her boudoir (pronounce /boo.dwaa/ meaning bedroom) ___ the light of day to avoid detection.

• err

• eon

• ere

• eel

The housewife soon grew bored of the drudgery of housework and the ____ routine of her life.

• slow

• mundane

• conventional

• conservative

Johnny is such an absolutely ___ man; he did not show any sympathy at all for the blind and old beggar who was begging by the road!

• insentient

• lethargic

• indolent

• callous

A ___ soldier will always be despised by his platoon for his timidity.

• lackadaisical

• pusillanimous

• intrepid

• insipid

The judge told the juvenile delinquent that his __ in committing the crime in broad daylight shows that he is already a hardened criminal.

• audacity

• opacity

• capacity

• capability