Question 1

He became embarrassed when a _______ asked him pointed questions about his finances.

Accepted Answer

journalist

Answer

bachelor

Answer

sinister

Answer

competitor

Question 2

Pop stars have raised millions of pounds for _______ relief in Africa.

Accepted Answer

famine

Answer

tendency

Answer

feminine

Answer

employee

Question 3

So how does a government _______ an economy that is dead in the water?

Accepted Answer

revive

Answer

reveal

Answer

prohibit

Answer

ignite

Question 4

Training will _______ on 5 October, running from Tuesday to Saturday inclusive.

Accepted Answer

commence

Answer

menace

Answer

excel

Answer

compete

Question 5

A(n) _______ reader has pointed out an error on page 26.

Accepted Answer

observant

Answer

urgent

Answer

frank

Answer

adequate

Question 6

Passengers were asked to _______ their own suitcases before they were put on the plane.

Accepted Answer

identify

Answer

ignite

Answer

hesitate

Answer

inhabit

Question 7

Mexican farm workers _______ into the US each year to find work at harvest time.

Accepted Answer

migrate

Answer

underestimate

Answer

reveal

Answer

exaggerate

Question 8

Where the water is shallow, no _______ will ride.

Accepted Answer

vessel

Answer

glimpse

Answer

vision

Answer

menace

Question 9

If you _______ in upsetting her, I will have to punish you.

Accepted Answer

persist

Answer

preserve

Answer

resist

Answer

resent

Question 10

The distant mountains looked _______ and mysterious.

Accepted Answer

hazy

Answer

horrible

Answer

vacant

Answer

gloomy

Question 11

I noticed a _______ of gold from his watch.

Accepted Answer

gleam

Answer

glimpse

Answer

famine

Answer

ignite

Question 12

The _______ omitted the third paragraph from the article.

Accepted Answer

editor

Answer

component

Answer

mediocre

Answer

client

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