Question 1

The desert is so .................that nothing can grow there.

Accepted Answer

arid

Answer

perilous

Answer

mild

Question 2

A diet that is ...................in protein is harmful to children.

Accepted Answer

deficient

Answer

bulky

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plain

Question 3

Heavy rainfall turned the river into a rushing .................

Accepted Answer

torrent

Answer

flood

Answer

waterfall

Question 4

We ................for the train, but it was already pulling away from the platform.

Accepted Answer

dashed

Answer

marched

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staggered

Question 5

I'm ................to sit at the back.

Accepted Answer

content

Answer

engrossed

Answer

compatible

Question 6

The courtroom was a large, dark chamber, an .................place.

Accepted Answer

austere

Answer

cautious

Answer

overcast

Question 7

Some bacteria  can be ................for the human kind.

Accepted Answer

hazardous

Answer

decent

Answer

gloomy

Question 8

Tomorrow will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and .............

Accepted Answer

drizzle

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dune

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erosion

Question 9

The path .............steeply into the valley.

Accepted Answer

descended

Answer

flowed

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scrambled

Question 10

To be successful, you need to be willing to go the extra ...............for your customers.

Accepted Answer

mile

Answer

ton

Answer

pint

Question 11

I weigh ten and a half ..............

Accepted Answer

stone

Answer

ounce

Answer

yard

Question 12

Her teachers regard her as a ............., trouble-making girl.

Accepted Answer

rebellious

Answer

glorious

Answer

prosperous

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