Vocabulary exercise

Complete the following sentences. Choose your answers from the options given below.

reluctant; embodiment; afflicting; allusions; gave vent to; mastery; on account of; accustomed; agony; proceed; indulge; bewildered; exonerated

1. The office remained closed ……………………….. Easter.

2. The police inspector instructed the constable to ………………………… to the spot immediately.

3. Her speech was full of …………………….. to Sanskrit literature.

4. The parents were in great ………………………… when their child was kidnapped.

5. She soon got ………………………. to the new routine.

6. Our teacher’s ……………………… of the English language is wonderful.

7. Mother Teresa is regarded as an …………………… of kindness and love.

8. One of the major problems …………………….. the third world countries is unemployment.

9. He ………………………. his frustration when he learned that he wouldn’t get the promotion.

10. He was ………………………. to admit his guilt.

Answers

1. The office remained closed on account of Easter.

2. The police inspector instructed the constable to proceed to the spot immediately.

3. Her speech was full of allusions to Sanskrit literature.

4. The parents were in great agony when their child was kidnapped.

5. She soon got accustomed to the new routine.

6. Our teacher’s mastery of the English language is wonderful.

7. Mother Teresa is regarded as an embodiment of kindness and love.

8. One of the major problems afflicting the third world countries is unemployment.

9. He gave vent to his frustration when he learned that he wouldn’t get the promotion.

10. He was reluctant to admit his guilt.