Suspicious
1. A ________ official is one who is irresponsible in his work.
A) timidB) tediousC) suspiciousD) slack
2. We cant help being ____of Bob who bought a luxurious1 sports car just after the money was stolen from the office.
A) skepticalB) appreciativeC) suspiciousD) tolerant
3. After several nuclear disasters, a ________ has raged over the safety of nuclearenergy.?
A) quarrelB) suspicionC) verdictD) controversy2 ?
4. Rumours3 are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ______ ones.
A) turbulentB) tragicC) vulnerableD) suspicious
5. Some criminals were printing __________ dollar bills until they were arrested.
A) decentB) fakeC) patentD) suspicious
Subtle
1. Diamonds have little ____ value and their price depends almost entirely4 on their scarcity5.
A) intrinsicB) eternalC) subtleD) inherent
2. The glass vessels6 should be handled most carefully since they are _______.
A) intricateB) fragileC) subtleD) crisp
3. There is a _______ difference in meaning between the words surroundings and environment.
A) gentleB) subtleC) feebleD) humble7
Superiority
1. Giving a gift can convey a wealth of meaning about your appreciation8 of their ____ and the importance you place upon the relationship.
A) solidarityB) priorityC) superiorityD) hospitality
2. There is no doubt that the ________ of these goods to the others is easy to see.
A) prestigeB) superiorityC) priorityD) publicity9
3. David tends to feel useless and unwanted in a society that gives so much ______ to those who compete well.
A) prestigeB) regimeC) superiorityD) legislation
Propel
1. Many types of rock are _______ from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary material.
A) flungB) propelledC) ejectedD) injected
2. Under the guidance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat _______ by steam.
A) towedB) pressedC) tossedD) propelled
Reassure
1. As we know, computers are used to store and ________ information efficiently10.
A) reclaimB) reconcileC) reassureD) retrieve11
2. The woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins. but her doctor ____her that it is absolutely harmless.
A) retrievedB) releasedC) reassuredD) revived
Recession
1. At that time, the economy was still undergoing a _____ and job offers were hard to get.
A) recessionB)concessionC)supervisionD)deviation
2. It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a ________.
A)concessionB)recessionC)submissionD)transmission