These advanced exercises will enrich your English
Exercise 1 Fill in the gaps using words from the list:Feed / feel / find / forbids / forget / forgive / fought / froze / given / hidden / hit / hurt / keep / known / lending / mislead / overheard / say / stolen / understand 1.) A hurricane has southern Florida and Hawaii.2.) Everybody everything. Nothing is allowed.3.) Everything they had remained secret.4.) I cannot him after what he has done to me. 5) I will the best way how to do it.6) It's difficult for outsiders to the bureaucracy of the country.7) Nobody had it for years. It used to be secret.8) Peter and Tom themselves in an accident yesterday.9) They are going to everything. They will not remember anything.10) They are the picture to a famous museum.11) They could not the thing secret.12) They did not John and Ann so they found the place easily.13) They had the battles for liberation. They were free.14) They have not me the money.15) They left the car in the ditch.16) They must have the treasure. We cannot find it.17) They all bottles before transportation to preserve their contents.18) They that learning English is easy.19) We could not the mosquito bite which was strange.20) We our horses well. They are never hungry. Exercise 2 1- This club is very (exclusive – inclusive – adhesive – cohesive). Only very rich people can go there. 2-It's just not within his character and I would never say that he was (presented prepared pre-empted predisposed )- - to that kind of behaviour. 3-You couldn't find a more loyal bunch of people who have a (wish – desire – sense – sensing) of reliability so strong that they will never let you down. 4-You can take it or leave it as there is absolutely no (push – pressure – pushing – leaning) to accept my proposal.5-The department has (devoted – exhausted – developed – spent) so much money on administration that there is little left for employing sales personnel. 6-Although he claimed it was an accident, he was (accused – blamed – criticized – arrested) of murder. 7-They say that pregnant women develop a (appetite – craving – thirst – eating) for certain foods and must eat them all the time. 8-You must choose the right description for each word and I would (delineate – decipher – decide – define) this one as an adjective. 9-I wouldn't believe everything she says because it's my belief that she is (designated – declined – inclined – tended) to exaggerate. 10-We will get as near as we can to your requirements but we may not be able to (meet – encounter – measure – face) all your needs. Exercise 31-Thanks to the crash barrier in the middle of the motorway cars are (distracted – diverted – directed – prevented) from hitting those on the other side in the event of an accident. 2-It doesn't matter what position you hold in society everyone is (object – subject – controlled – restricted) to the same laws. 3-As I was a stranger in that country I was not (familiar – conscious – attentive – aware) with some of their customs and didn't understand why people were laughing at me. 4-You can have that car in any colour you want in fact you have a (choice – choosing – number – shade) of 24 different ones. 5-The theatre was (deluded – developed – demanded – delighted) to display in the entrance some of the excellent newspaper reviews the play had received. 6-As a (inhabitant – relation – native – newcomer) of the district she had absolutely no difficulty in understanding the local dialect. 7-There is a new company regulation to remove the danger of passive smoking, which (prohibits – promotes – professes – protests ) all employees from smoking at their place of work. 8-He finds breathing very difficult in restricted spaces as he (refers – defers – suffers – differs) from asthma. 9-I am very pleased to be working with you because I think the same way and (accept – conform – confer – agree)- with your policies.10- I (nudged –nullified – numbed – nurtured) her and pointed to the man across the street. Exercise 4 - You can have whichever one you want as I'll let you (consider – deliberate – choose – enable) from these examples here.
- I think you can clearly see now what I mean as that incident (decides – demonstrates – protests – highlights) that I am obviously right.
- For the first time in his life (instead – inside – including –into) of going straight home, he called in at a pub on the way back.
- You can tell that this piece of furniture is (born – inherent – special – native) to America because of the strong colonial style.
- (Permitting – discerning – Allowing – Regarding) for his age and he is after all only 12, I think his achievement is remarkable.
- If you (have – believe – experiment – choose) to take that step in your career, you have only yourself to blame if it all goes wrong.
- I've always thought of her as the kind of person you can trust, you know the sort you can (depend – deter – defend – defeat) on.
- It was a totally new experience for us visiting that factory abroad as we were (involved – intended – invested – introduced) to all sorts of new techniques.
- No one had a clue what had actually happened neither the police (or – either – nor – never) the public.
- All cyclists must now wear some kind of helmet in order to (proffer – protect – produce – prevent) their heads against injury in the event of an accident.
Exercise 5 - We sometimes find it difficult to imagine where we come from and believe that we are in fact (directed – departed – devolved – descended) from apes.
- Although he hadn't actually done anything, he looked as if he might and he was arrested for being outside the house with (purpose reason – intent – inclination) to burgle it.
- Not only did he pay for them to go on holiday but he (addition – also – either – too) provided them with spending money.
- I don't mind sleeping on an uncomfortable bed in a hostel as anything is (preferable – preferred – preferring – prefers) to sleeping in a tent.
- I know you trust him but I have my doubts about him and must admit to being (suspect – suspecting – suspicious – suspected) of him.
- You needn't worry about that regulation as it has nothing to do with you and doesn't (adhere – apply – attract – attach) to your situation.
- The Government published a report clearing the minister of any guilt and (concluded – conducted – conferred – confided) that he had acted correctly.
- They are in fact twins but are not at all alike physically but are not (separate – divided – diverse – different) from one another in attitude.
- Like all good philosophers in (sight – reach – search – enquiry) of truth she is always looking for new perspectives.
- Let's look at it this way — it's not so much a problem (as – since – for – it) a challenge to our efforts.
Exercise 6 - In some 19th century novels you see the very poor conditions people lived in that can only be described as (dejected – object – reject – abject) misery.
- Television can give you a very good idea of how people live in different countries as it can (deter – depict – delineate – defer) scenes from every day life.
- This is a sort of shortened version of what happened and has been (adopted – attuned – abbreviated – added) to fit into the newspaper.
- It was quite obvious from the secretive manner in which he left the shop and the (furtive – fugitive – furious – famous) looks he kept giving that he hadn't paid for the items of clothing.
- It was a remarkable performance because the actor seemed to convey the whole range of human emotions , what you might call the complete (gamble – grasp – granting – gamut) from beginning to end.
- The telephone connection was very poor and we only heard a (gesticulated – gambles – garrulous – gabled) account of what the reporter was describing.
- The teacher found it quite (festive futile – feeble – fatuous) to try and teach the children because they refused to listen to a word she was saying.
- The university decided to give their (believer – benefit – benefactor – beholder) an honorary degree because she had always been most generous in her financial help.
- I've no wish to disregard or (belittle – bemoan – bereave – betoken) your achievements but I think you could have done much more.
- He always follows that old (phrase – ballad – adage – analogy)- early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
- If you invest that money, you will find it will grow and (agree – adapt – apart – accrue) interest.
- People often ask her how she manages to stay slim and she always tells them she is very careful in the amount she eats to the point of being (abbreviated – abstemious – actuated – abrupt)
- You must react now and not just be (complacent – combining – combative – concerning) as if there is nothing wrong.
- I find these mathematical puzzles too (abject – abortive – abounding – abstruse) and prefer the more straightforward type.
- There was no changing her mind as she was quite (attractive – attentive – adamant – adjoined) about her decision and wouldn't consider any alternative.
- It was quite obvious that he was drunk because he couldn't finish his sentences and his speech was not (contented – coherent – convinced – convoluted)
- The strings on the puppet were all intertwined and it took us ages to (disentangle – distribute – disturb – distend) them.
- There are really too many political parties in this election as there are so many small groups or (fictions – fanatics – fusion – factions)
- He liked to play the (eclectic – eccentric – evasive – evolved) and would invariably dress up in the most outrageous clothes.
Exercise 8 - adj. unmoved or indifferent; composed; casual; indifferent
(incontrovertible – corpulent – nonchalant – mediocre) - adj. loud and noisy; demanding
(clamorous – insidious – laconic – felicitous) - adj. detached; unruffled; calm; austere indifference to joy, grief, pleasure or pain
(deplorable – reciprocal – misanthropic – stoic) - adj. serving as a penalty; penalizing
(gossamer – detectable – nonchalant – punitive) - adj. immature; not fully developed; fundamental
(rudimentary – callous – affluent – diverse) - adj. opinionated; rigid; authoritative; intolerant
(egregious – poignant – dogmatic – benevolent) - adj. commanding fear or respect; horrible; dreadful; formidable
(recumbent – nocturnal – redoubtable – bland) - adj. abundant; in great quantities; plentiful; bountiful
(anonymous – gossamer – fallible – copious) - adj. excessive; immoderate
(inordinate – extinct – recumbent – immune) - adj. reasonable; practical; achievable; likely; possible
(kaleidoscopic – cryptic – feasible – mutable) Exercise 9 - v. to lose self-confidence; to confuse; to put to shame; to disconcert; to embarrass
(allure – abash – delete – ken) - n. trust; belief; confidence; faith
(denunciation – delinquent – credence – onus) - n. amazement or terror that causes confusion; shock; dismay; alarm
(myriad – larceny – prelude – consternation) - adj. incapable of being defended or held; uninhabitable
(curt – untenable – convivial – heedless) - n. tenet seemingly contradictory or false, but actually true
(armistice – deference – paradox – exposition) - v. to talk or write excitedly; to scold; to lecture
(transgress – paraphrase – raze – harangue) - adj. winding; wandering aimlessly
(cantankerous – fulsome – meander – feasible) - v. to calm; to lessen in severity; to mollify; to relieve
(reiterate – allay – exploit – condole) - n. embankment used as a fortification; an idea; object serving as a protection
(chicanery – spurn – construe – bulwark) - v. to punish through public criticism; to scold; to reprimand
(promulgate – incarcerate – abdicate – castigate) Exercise 10 - . to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain or misfortune
(prognosticate – elucidate – consummate – condole) - v. to warn; to find fault; to reprove; to scold
(admonish – ensue – scrutinize – allay) - v. to say again
(fathom – belie – petrify – reiterate) - v. to shrink in fear; to flinch; to grovel; to recoil
(expound – diversify – cringe – hoax) - v. to boast; to brag
(vaunt – expatriate – peruse – condone) - n. inscription on a monument; in honor or memory of a dead person; commemoration
(simper – epitaph – platitude – animus) - n. behavior; bearing; conduct; appearance
(analogy – longevity – adversary – demeanor) - v. to restate in a brief; concise form; to sum up; conclude; to summarize
(impugn – castigate – recapitulate – retrieve) - v. to erase; to cancel; to take out; to remove totally
(delete – divulge – deplete – blight) - v. to scrape or shave off; to obliterate; to tear down completely; to demolish
(ostracize – prevaricate – apprise – raze) Exercise 11 - n. act of rejoicing; joy; gaiety; glee
(accord – approbation – simper – exultation) - n. one who manipulates public emotions to gain power or popularity
(consternation – approbation – jargon – demagogue) - n. piece of work imitating another in a satirical manner; poor imitation
(parody – gossamer – fathom – deference) - n. suitability; ability
(devastation – novice – hiatus – aptness) - n. large number; a lot; innumerable; endless; infinitive; multiple
(credence – collusion – deity – myriad) - n. trick or deception; a practical joke
(expatriate – tenet – atheist – hoax) - n. ludicrous and complete failure; disaster
(aristocracy – fathom – truculence – fiasco) - n. government by the best people; privileged class
(aristocracy – oblivion – demeanor – fiasco) - n. disfigurement; defect; flaw; fault
(confederate – jargon – vicissitude – blemish) - n. reproof; warning; reproval
(whim – dearth – sally – admonition) Exercise 12 - adj. being of a good omen; successful; favorable; beneficent
(auspicious – congenial – compatible – deplorable) - adj. barring future action; that cannot be denied, changed, etc.; aggressive
(nocturnal – preemptory – cantankerous – extinct) - adj. indifferent; lethargic
(biased – assiduous – apathetic – exemplary) - adj. courageous; brave; fearless
(diffident – awry – consummate – mettlesome) - adj. appropriate; fitting
(erudite – improvident – cursory – felicitous) - adj. bloody; murderous
(sanguinary – egregious – laconic – adverse) - adj. pertaining to the sky; heavenly
(obsolete – implacable – celestial – gluttonous) - adj. lacking in seriousness; vain and silly; stupid; foolish; inane
(fatuous – motley – mettlesome - peremptory) - adj. prejudiced; influenced; not neutral
(mercenary – biased – dolorous – discrete) - adj. fanciful; amusing; capricious
(whimsical – convivial – consummate – utilitarian)
Exercise 13 - n. speech by one person
(monologue – acumen – radical – peccadillo) - adj. hidden; present but not fully developed; concealed; dormant
(precipitous – tranquil – immaculate – latent) - n. reward or punishment exacted for an injury, wickedness or other action; requital; revenge; vengeance
(incumbent – exodus – retribution – masquerade) - adj. forgetful; absent-minded; ignoring
(oblivious – reciprocal – fallible – histrionic) - n. place offering shelter and retreat; refuge
(zenith – genesis – asylum – misanthrope) - v. to laugh at; to utter with scorn; to jeer; to taunt mock
(quash – gibe – expound – flaunt) - adj. hot and moist; sensuous; stifling
(fortuitous – punitive – equable – sultry) - adj. deserving respect or reverence because of age; worthy of honor and esteem
(venerable – ubiquitous – lachrymose – ponderous) - v. to forecast; to foretell; to diagnose
(bereave – impugn – prognosticate – accede) - adj. out of date; outdated; archaic; extinct; antiquated
(distraught – supine – obsolete – dogmatic) Exercise 14 - v. to avoid; to outwit; to get around
(taunt – incarcerate – delineate – circumvent) - v. to bring into one's good graces; to attempt to gain favor; act in a pleasant and agreeable manner
(castigate – festoon – ingratiate – deplete) - v. to speak angrily or bitterly; to protest forcefully; to rant
(inveigh – abridge – reiterate – deplete) - n. use of force; compulsion; pressure
(blandishment – coercion – countenance – emissary) - adj. moving from topic to topic; rambling
(discursive – plebeian – candid – affable) - n. person who distrusts everything; hater of mankind
(satellite – misanthrope – import – inference) - adj. unable to be satisfied; extremely greedy
(insatiable – labyrinthine – biased – provisional) - v. to read carefully; to study
(peruse – delineate – prevaricate – besmirch ) - adj. proud of oneself and scornful of others; snobbish; arrogant; disdainful
(provisional – incognito – haughty – articulate) - adj. causing sleep; causing drowsiness
(sultry – soporific – irascible – discursive) Exercise 15 - adj. frightened; quivering
(tremulous – craven – succulent – congenial) - n. restraint; framework; raised edge of a sidewalk
(ken – curb – predilection – equanimity) - n. distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling; anger; disapproval
(ascetic – fallacy – anarchy – grimace) - adj. shortened; summarized
(compendious – immune – sagacious – stringent) - n. similarity; correlation; parallelism; comparability
(analogy – ramification – mercenary – curb) - adj. unfeeling; insensitive; hard
(radical – labyrinthine – callous – effete) - v. to push away; to repel; to reject
(abash – spurn – consummate – extirpate) - v. to delay or refuse to commit oneself in order to gain time; to avoid an answer
(expatriate – elucidate – obtrude – temporize) - n. nautical unit of depth; unit of length equal to six feet
(dictum – divisibility – exultation – fathom) - adj. severe; demanding; strict; binding; constraining
(tenuous – lavish – supine – stringent)
Exercise 16 - n. illusion; misconception; untruth; falsehood
(deity – blandishment – fallacy – deluge) - n. approving or praising mention; award; honor
(accolade – epigram – coalition – glut) - n. garland of flowers or leaves hung between two points
(exploit – sally – compendium – festoon) - n. person who eats and drinks to excess; overeater
(antithesis – exploit – epicurean – glutton) - n. poise; composure; dignity; aplomb
(hyperbole – equanimity – fallacy – masquerade) - n. opinion contrary to popular belief
(construe – condolence – heresy – blemish) - n. foolhardiness; impetuosity; rashness; boldness
(consensus – microcosm – temerity – exemplar) - n. conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises; speculation
(epithet – inference – coterie – retribution) - n. superficial appearance or show designed to impress one with superiority
(veneer – renegade – plagiarism – coalition) - n. god; divine or supreme being
(anachronism – obsession – deity – disparity) Exercise 17 - n. inherent quality; characteristic
(bane – fallacy – attribute – consternation) - adj. smooth and slippery; speaking or spoken in a smooth manner; easily fluent; careless; insincere
(temporal – glib – distraught – oblivious) - v. to scold or blame loudly; to find fault with in abusive language; to condemn
(retrieve – recapitulate – vituperate – edify) - n. dull and commonplace remark; banality; superficiality; commonplace
(harbinger – onus – platitude – plebiscite) - n. act of erecting (a building); meaning
(prerogative – grimace – fealty – construction ) - v. to make good; to recover; to restore; to fetch; to bring back; to regain
(coalesce – concede – ken – retrieve) - v. to publish; to spread abroad; to declare; to advertise widely
(jettison – condone – promulgate – meander) - adj. queer; unusual in appearance; strange; outlandish
(bizarre – jaunty – pedantic – tranquil) - adj. emphasizing minutiae or form in scholarship or teaching; strict; meticulous
(pedantic – civil – ambiguous – adverse) - adj. perfect or highly accomplished; excellent; skilled; complete
(precipitous – succulent – consummate – credulous)Exercise 181) . delineate(to ruin, to decay, to destroy 2) n. fiascoa) setting forth facts; public exhibition; show; clarificationb) party sloganc) ludicrous and complete failure; disasterd) faithfulness; loyalty3) v. paraphrasea) to attack with words; to question the truthfulness or integrity; to challengeb) to delay or refuse to commit oneself in order to gain time; to avoid an answerc) to banish; to exile; to withdraw from one's country; to expeld) to restate the meaning of a passage in other words4) v. exploita) to deprive or leave desolate by loss; to suffer lossb) to laugh at; to utter with scorn; to jeer; to taunt mockc) to push away; to repel; to rejectd) to use for one's selfish purpose5) adj. sanctimoniousa) contemptible; degrading; humiliating; ignoble; contempt; base; meanb) b) wise; prudent; sensible; discreetc) c) pretending to be religious; self-righteousd) inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon; naive; gullible; deceivable6) adj. amiablea) friendly; genial; pleasantb) pertaining or relating to a churchc) unconquerable; unbeatable; invulnerable; indisputabled) understood but not plainly stated; without doubt; indirectly suggested; implied; unconditional; contained within7) n. cravena) person who abandons something, as a religion, cause or movement; traitorb) mass departure; emigrationc) esteem or influence accorded for recognized achievements or reputationd) coward; abject person 8) adj. captiousa) having the power to influence or convince; persuasive; influentialb) disposed to find fault; picky; narrow-mindedc) equivalent to; equal tod) thoughtful; contemplative; meditative; musing 9) n. misnomera) similarity; correlation; parallelism; comparabilityb) name or term that describes wronglyc) regret for wrongdoing; remorse; uneasiness of conscienced) principle accepted as authoritative; belief 10) n. myriada) party sloganb) similarity; correlation; parallelism; comparabilityc) large number; a lot; innumerable; endless; infinitive; multipled) offender; person who is guilty of an offense Exercise 191) adj. divertinga) getting to the heart of things; to the pointb) entertaining; distracting; deflecting; amusingc) indifferent; submissive; nonchalant; self-satisfied; at eased) free from local prejudices; worldly 2) adj. corpulenta) with abusive condemnation; with harsh denunciationb) of various colors; of mixed ingredients; of great varietyc) fat; obese; fleshyd) sorrowful; mournful; painful 3) adj. antitheticala) having to do with shepherds or the country; ruralb) opposed; contraryc) full of enthusiasm or eagerness; passionate; excitedd) hot and moist; sensuous; stifling 4) adj. anonymousa) nameless; unidentifiedb) reverent; sincere; pious; earnest; religiousc) attacking; offensive; hostile; forceful; boldd) despotic; dictatorial 5) adj. condigna) pleasure-loving; hedonisticb) understood but not plainly stated; without doubt; indirectly suggested; implied; unconditional; contained withinc) well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment); proper; fittingd) worldly; as opposed to spiritual; existing for a time only 6) adj. commodiousa) frightened; quiveringb) wise; prudent; sensible; discreetc) spacious and convenient; roomy; ample; comfortabled) indifferent; submissive; nonchalant; self-satisfied; at ease 7) adj. protuberanta) omnipresent; present everywhereb) sick; having a sickly yellow coloringc) developed or matured earlier than usuald) bulging; swelling out; jutting out Exercise 201) . pedanta) person who denies that God existsb) stick; staff; wandc) meticulous person; fastidious person; strict person; fussy persond) increase; profit; growth; addition 2) n. countenancea) garland of flowers or leaves hung between two pointsb) face; appearance; features; encouragement; supportc) speech by one persond) conversation which is amusing and not serious; tease; joke 3) n. predilectiona) thoughtlessness; state of complete forgetfulnessb) favorable opinion arrived at beforehand; affinity; liking; fondnessc) trickery; deception; schemingd) very thin gauzelike fabric or structure; cobweb 4) n. pseudonyma) act of erecting (a building); meaningb) fictitious name; pen namec) harsh rebuke; abusive condemnation; denunciationd) incoherent speech; specialized vocabulary in certain fields 5) n. sagacitya) nautical unit of depth; unit of length equal to six feetb) shrewdness; cleverness; wisdomc) historical records; archives; chroniclesd) flattering speech or act; persuasion6) n. hoaxa) courteous respect for; honor; esteem; reverenceb) affected or silly smile; smirkc) pompous speech; pretentious words; trite clichésd) trick or deception; a practical joke 7) n. anachronisma) admirer of the fine arts; dabbler; amateur; nonprofessionalb) maze; complicated network of passages; something confusing or bewilderingc) injury inflicted in turn for one received; retaliation; revenged) something out of place in time (e.g. an airplane in 1492); something that is obsolete or out of date 8) n. demeanora) point directly overhead in the sky; highest point; climaxb) hardship; suffering; misfortune; crisisc) body (natural or artificial) which revolves around a larger body; generally a planetd) behavior; bearing; conduct; appearance 9) n. jargona) incoherent speech; specialized vocabulary in certain fieldsb) compulsive thought; fixation; excessive preoccupationc) person who lives in a foreign countryd) regret for wrongdoing; remorse; uneasiness of conscience 10) n. preludea) place offering shelter and retreat; refugeb) disorderly quarrel; tumult; riot; skirmishc) introduction; forerunnerd) conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises; speculation
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