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Some Vocabulary from the
By Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle
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| Bob: 1. move up and down 2.
to
curtsy or bow |
Acknowledge:
admit,
recognize as real, disclose the information |
| Baggy: like a sack, not
close
fitting |
Fraud: 1. a scam to make or
steal
money 2. fake not real.
from Latin fraus |
Shutter: 1. a plank of
wood on a hinge that it is closed
to protect windows. 2. a device in a camera
that opens or closes the aperture. |
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1.
Samuel will never
_________ that the international space station is a waste of time.
A.
Bob
B.
Acknowledge
C.
Baggy
D.
Fraud
E. Shutters
2.
Trousers are so _________
these days that I swear you could fit two people in one pair of pants.
A.
Bob
B.
Acknowledge
C.
Baggy
D.
Fraud
E.
Shutter
3.
Rather fail with honor than succeed
by __________."
-Sophocles
A.
Bob
B.
Acknowledge
C.
Baggy
D.
Fraud
E.
Shutter
4.
My wife likes to close the ___________
at night. This makes our bedroom black as pitch.
A.
Bob
B.
Acknowledge
C.
Baggy
D.
Fraud
E.
Shutters
5.
Woman often _______
their heads to indicate that they are listening.
A.
Bob
B.
Acknowledge
C.
Baggy
D.
Fraud
E.
Shutters
Awkward: 1 lacking skill or
dexterity; clumsy
Fro Middle English awkeward meaning wrong way |
Stagger: to move
uncertainly, waver as if under great
weight. |
Abut: 1. be next
to,
neighbor, to touch a one end
from Old French abouter |
Wriggle: 1. to twist or turn
your body, to squirm |
| Vex: 1. irritate, annoy,
provoke,
anger |
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6.
At the gala, Bertrand seem to
drink endlessly at the bars, but he walked home without the slightest
___________.
A.
Awkward
B.
Stagger
C.
Abut
D.
Wriggle
E.
Vex
7.
I never saw anyone ____________
so much in class as Arnaud. He just could not keep still.
A.
Awkward
B.
Stagger
C.
Gloomy
D.
Wriggle
E.
Vex
8.
A nightclub __________ my parent's
garage. In the wee hours of the morning we never lacked for music.
A.
Awkward
B.
Staggers
C.
Abuts
D.
Wriggles
E.
Vex
9.
I make an effort not to get
__________ with impolite drivers, but sometimes it tries my patience.
A.
Awkward
B.
Staggered
C.
Abutted
D.
Wriggled
E.
Vexed
10.
Damien is a superb athlete,
always moves with confidence, unless there is a pretty girl in the room
then he suddenly gets ________________ .
A.
Awkward
B.
Stagger
C.
Abut
D.
Wriggle
E.
Vex
Bonus question:
Post Script: The Top score
is 100
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