Choosing the Right Word P.76

Select the boldface word that better completes the sentence: The brook (prattling, annihilating) along its rocky course seemed to be conversing wordlessly with the wind murmuring in the trees.

• prattling

• annihilating

Select the boldface word that better completes the sentence: It is up to us to get rid of any (latent, morose) prejudices that we may still unwittingly hold against members of other races and nationalities.

• latent

• morose

Select the boldface word that better completes the sentence: While his (accomplices, prattles) acted as decoys, one of the youngsters attempted to filch a couple of apples from the unguarded bin.

• accomplices

• prattles

Select the boldface word that better completes the sentence: I don’t think it is fair to call her a (stagnant, morose) person just because she was in a dejected mood when you met her.

• stagnant

• morose

Select the boldface word that better completes the sentence: With their bigger, faster, more experienced players, South High simply (succumbed, annihilated) our team, 56 to 7.

• succumbed

• annihilated

Select the boldface word that better completes the sentence: You may think that his explanation is perfectly clear, but I find it confused and (brazen, opaque).

• brazen

• opaque

Select the boldface word that better completes the sentence: During the summer, urban “sun worshippers” begin their weekly (exodus, prattle) from the city at around 3:00 p.m. on Friday.

• exodus

• prattle

Select the boldface word that better completes the sentence: Unemployment will stay at a high level so long as a nation’s economy remains (stagnant, brazen).

• stagnant

• brazen

Select the boldface word that better completes the sentence: I refuse to believe that our society will (annihilate, succumb) to the weaknesses that have destroyed other nations.

• annihilate

• succumb

Select the boldface word that better completes the sentence: The leaden silence of the afternoon was shattered by the (opaque, brazen) voices of trumpets braying fanfares for the returning hero.

• opaque

• brazen