This activity is NOT interactive, but the answers are at the bottom of this page. You have permission to make a hard copy for further vocabulary study.
Word bank for the sentences below (words are listed alphabetically): Fill in the blanks with the correct word choice. Some words may require the plural form.
1 - After the completion of the exhausing climb, two women went into ______ for three days in an attempt to rest and regain their strength.
2 - The banker and lawyer were both ______ies with the responsibility to ensure that the bequests were given to those individuals named in the Last Will and Testament.
3 - The Texas Immigration Services were willing to waive ______ for the deserving couple who had demonstrated community responsibility over a year's period.
4 - The clerk signed a notarized ______ which indicated that Tim was of age to obtain a work permit.
5 - During the survival class, one individual was forced to live like a ______ for two weeks and could have no contact at all with anyone other than herself.
6 - It wasn't easy to relate an ______ about my brother, always such a serious guy, who never seemed to want to do anything unconventional.
7 - The ______, nestled high in the mountains, was composed of a lovely old grouping of stone buildings and a charming chapel.
8 - That dreadful ______ salesman made all kinds of untruthful statements and continued to try to trick strangers to give him their money.
9 - When the large cumulus clouds appeared, their size did ______ the sun's rays and caused many shadows over the beach area.
10 - There was not a single reason to ______ John's poor judgement and, unfortunately, there were serious consequences to his ill-conceived caper.
11 - It was rather commonplace in the nineteenth century for a wealthy father to give his daughter a ______ upon the announcement of her marriage.
12 - Do you have a ______ in your circle of friends, a person to whom you can confide your innermost thoughts?
Feel free to make a copy!
Try other creative exercises from Session #129:
Fill-in-the-blanks: ["S129Level 3-FITB-you are here"] --
["S129Level 1-FITB"] --
["S129Level 2-FITB"]
Definition MATCH: ["S129Level 1-Match"] --
["S129Level 2-Match"] --
["S129Level 3-Match"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S129Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S129Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S129Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Crosswords: ["S129Level 1-C/W"] --
["S129Level 2-C/W"] --
["S129Level 3-C/W"]
Return to interactive puzzles at:
["S129 Level 1"] --
["S129 Level 2"] --
["S129 Level 3"]
Post your story: Don't forget to email your own story using these words to Post-my-story at Vocabulary University. To see examples of other people's vocabulary stories from previous sessions click here.
ANSWERS: 1 - seclusion; 2 - fiduciary; 3 - extradition; 4 - affidavit; 5 - recluse; 6 - anecdote; 7 - cloister; 8 - perfidious; 9 - occlude; 10 - condone; 11 - dowry; 12 - confidant.
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