Find the best word to complete the sentence.
1. specter
2. specimens
3. reiterate
4. refuted
5. vigilant
1. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
In Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, the ___ of Jacob Marley returns from the grave to haunt his business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge. (Points: 1)
repartee
repertoire
specter
spectrum
2. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
Beatrix Potter discovered lichen, until that time an unidentified plant, while examining ___ of algae and fungi.
(Points: 1)
introspections
specimens
surveillance
vigils
3. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
The plays of Tennessee Williams ___ the same themes over and over again: secrecy, frustration, and anguish.
(Points: 1)
ostensible
reiterate
reticent
retrospect
4. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring, documenting the poisonous effects of the pesticide DDT, ___ health officials worldwide who were proponents of the chemical's use.
(Points: 1)
improvised
refuted
reposed
speculated
5. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
Peering about constantly at the entrance of its burrow, the lively meerkat is a ___ guardian of its home.
(Points: 1)
auspicious
ostentatious
vigilant
visionary
2 answers
2) specimens
3) reiterate
4) refuted
5) vigilant