Choosing the Right Word Unit 3

Question 1

Each year the professional football season (culminates / broods) in the Super Bowl.

Accepted Answer

culminates

Question 2

This magazine is published not for a mass circulation but for a small audience of highly (peevish / literate) people.

Accepted Answer

literate

Question 3

You may make friends very easily, but if you continue to be so (peevish / upright), you aren't going to keep them long.

Accepted Answer

peevish

Question 4

The man was not just "a little careless" in handling the club's funds; he was (downright / upright) dishonest!

Accepted Answer

downright

Question 5

It's all right for us to disagree, but let's argue about the facts only, without (indulging / hankering) in name-calling

Accepted Answer

indulging

Question 6

I have my doubts about people who spend too much time telling the world how noble and (upright / downright) they are.

Accepted Answer

upright

Question 7

The American people must take action right now to deal with the problem of pollution that (looms / seethes) over us.

Accepted Answer

looms

Question 8

Neither threats nor force will (indulge / goad) me into doing something that in my heart I know is wrong.

Accepted Answer

goad

Question 9

By Friday afternoon, all of us were (indulging / hankering) for a relaxing, enjoyable weekend.

Accepted Answer

hankering

Question 10

The (luster / loom) of her reputation as a friend of humanity has grown brighter with the years.

Accepted Answer

luster

Question 11

The last thing I heard before falling asleep was the (goad / drone) of their voices as they continued their long drivel.

Accepted Answer

drone

Question 12

All of the students in Sandra's advanced weaving class are making small rugs on their portable (looms / goads).

Accepted Answer

looms

Question 13

Glenn has such a store of (miscellaneous / downright) information in his head that we have nicknamed him "Encyclopedia"!

Accepted Answer

miscellaneous

Question 14

"If you choose to play with fire," I warned them, "you run the risk of (animating / singeing) your fingers."

Accepted Answer

singeing

Question 15

Probably no (oration / luster) in American history is so well known and beloved as Lincoln's address at Gettsyburg.

Accepted Answer

oration

Question 16

Instead of (droning / brooding) about the misfortunes that have befallen you, why don't you go out and do something?

Accepted Answer

brooding

Question 17

The school board candidate delivered a stirring, twenty-minute (constituent / oration) on lowering the dropout rate.

Accepted Answer

oration

Question 18

Even those who do not like New York must admit that it is a truly (unique / literate) city, unlike any in the world.

Accepted Answer

unique

Question 19

Modern scientists often try to (loom / verify) their ideas and theories by conducting expensive experiments.

Accepted Answer

verify

Question 20

It was really difficult to hear the speaker because of the steady (oration / drone) of airplanes landing and taking off.

Accepted Answer

drone

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