Quiz #7: Word Choice

Choose the corresponding letter of the word that best completes the sentence.

1. The young man has no idea why he was ______ by his peers who used to treat him warmly.

                  a. slapped                    b. welcomed                c. ostracized

2. We should stop electing ______ to public office. We should stop being fooled.

                  a. charlatans                 b. barbarians                c. the elite

3. There is no better ______ given to a teacher than for his students to value what he taught.

                  a. incentive                  b. dexterity                   c. initiative

4. Alexander considered himself a member of the intellectual ______ that’s why he wouldn’t talk

      to us who have average IQs.

                  a. hierarchy                  b. association               c. elite

5. The Roman Empire failed to save itself from ______ attacks.

                  a. alien                         b. barbarian                  c. inhuman

6. He had been found guilty of slight ______.

                  a. crimes                      b. offenses                  c. mistakes

7. Guess who I ______ into the supermarket today.

                  a. banged                     b. knocked                   c. bumped

8. She can ______ claim that she had the idea before anyone else.

                  a. completely                b. confidently               c. legitimately

9. Hurricanes like this only ______ once in a lifetime.

                  a. visit                          b. occur                       c. develop

10. I hope I will ______ to a ripe old age.

                  a. grow                         b. survive                     c. live

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