Let's play with VOCAB!
Let’s play with VOCAB! Try to fill in the blanks with proper words to complete each given sentence that makes sense.
1. Her grandpa is so ch________y (a slang
adjective mocking someone or something as “basic”, “uncool”, “normie” —they are
out of touch with current trends or trying too hard to be trendy): He participates in TikTok trends when they are already weeks old.)
2. Elenor’s favorite city is ________-town,
the nickname of the windy City of IL.
3. Jack and Jill finally became more than
good friends. They have been living next door to each other for the past 3
years, and the sense of pro________________ (noun meaning “strong bond” or “closeness”
in relationship) has made them a good couple.
4. Tom lost his eighteen-year-old doggie
Leslie a week ago. He was so sad that he could not normally function both at
work and home. His colleagues’ kind words did not assu_____________(meaning “to
alleviate…” or “to soothe…) his sorrow.
5. Studying the enemies’ modus
__________________ (meaning “a particular way or method of doing something,
especially one that is characteristic or well-established) is crucial in
developing effective counterstrategies.
6. “Doug’s political joke seemed kind of off-key to most of his coworkers and higher-ups at the staff meeting, because he was the only Republican supporter there. When he got the battery of eyes from everybody, he was like “I said __________________________. (meaning 'I stand by what I said, and I'm not going to change my statement or take it back. ' This expression shows your confidence in your statement, and that you are unwilling to retract it.)
7. The automobile designer’s ______nickety
(meaning “meticulous”, “nitpicky”, “fussy”, “placing too much emphasis on
trivial or minor details”) attitude has made him a worldly famous figure in the
field.
8. What is the # symbol called? You might
call it a number sign, a pound, a sharp (in music), or a hashtag. The
Octo___________ (meaning “a versatile symbol” with many names) is the official
name for the # symbol which was invented in the laboratories where the
telephone came from.
9. Hilary does not want to buy an
electric car, because she has some kind of “ ______________ anxiety” (meaning “the
fear that an electric vehicle’s battery will run out of power before reaching
one’s intended destination or a charging station”)
10. Ted is such a res________________ (meaning
“unswerving” and “admirably purposeful”) leader who is unwavering and determined.
Answer Keys
1. cheugy
2. Chi-town
3. propinquity
4. assuage
5. operandi
6. I
said what I said!
7. persnickety
8. Octothorpe
9. range anxiety
10. resolute
11. on fleek
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