Let us practice some vocabulary in sentences!

Are you interested in learning or playing with words? How about filling in the given blanks below, using the clues for each vocabulary in the parenthesis.

 1.   Annette loves to write a long piece of poem in her small cabin. She says the sou_______ing (*meaning “to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound”) and whistling of the leaves outside inspires her to picture a beautiful suburban life in her poetry.

 

    2.   Mr. Milton’s lecture was too abs________________ (*meaning “arcane/ incomprehensible/ too difficult”) for the freshmen to fully understand.

 

    3.   The show host’s rebar______________ (*meaning “causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent”) attitude and stuck-up style in leading a talk made it hard for every guest on the show to be honest with him.

 

    4.   Your mom looks so n_______y (*meaning “neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce”) and sassy in that gorgeous summer dress!

 

    5.   The current president of South Korea, Lee Jaemyung, is respected for for his genuine leadership and down-to-earth personality. His diplomatic capability leaves him without a comp______________ (*meaning “an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.”) among world leaders.  

 

    6.   There’s a scuttle________ (*meaning “rumor or gossip”) going around the office that our director would soon be demoted to the position of leading the most tenu________  (*meaning “weak or insignificant”) project.

 

    7.   Can’t you just quit the naïve way of thinking that you had back in your sa_________ days in such a Halcyon year?!!! (*meaning “immature days”)

 

    8.   No doubt the corrupted congressman is trying to hide all his p__________ that he has illegitimately accumulated for all these years. (*meaning “derogatory money or wealth, esp if dishonestly acquired; lucre”)

 

    9.   On the interview, Michael Jackson claimed, _____________ in cheek, that he loved to tour. All his staff laughed out loud when the camera was off. (*meaning “(as an adverb) speaking or acting as a joke, not seriously”)

 

    10. It is time for you to arti_____________ a message clearly to solve your team’s chronic problems. (*meaning “to put a thought or point into clear words so that people understand it well”)

 

 

<Answer Keys>  

    1.  sough

    2.  abstruse

    3.  rebarbative

    4.  natty

    5.  compeer

    6.  scuttlebutt, tenuous

    7.  salad days

    8.  pelf

    9.  tongue in cheek

    10. articulate