{"id":1736,"date":"2017-01-11T16:09:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T16:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2017-01-11T16:09:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T16:09:45","slug":"vocabulary-exercise-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/vocabulary-exercise-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word. Choose your answers from the options given below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(collateral, characteristic, circumvent, charitable, complacent, comely, coercion, colossal, cloistered, cherish)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Cloudy days are \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of July.<\/p>\n<p>2. A more \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. person would forgive the boy\u2019s errors.<\/p>\n<p>3. Some people \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 possessions more than friends.<\/p>\n<p>4. The pilot \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. the storm by flying farther south.<\/p>\n<p>5. The child led a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. life, seeing only her guardian and tutor.<\/p>\n<p>6. The boy attended school only under \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>7. The house served as \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 for the loan.<\/p>\n<p>8. The prince fell in love with a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. young maiden.<\/p>\n<p>9. I just made a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. blunder.<\/p>\n<p>10. Ever since he got a raise, he has been too \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. to work hard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">1. Cloudy days are <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">characteristic<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> of July.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2. A more <strong>charitable<\/strong> person would forgive the boy\u2019s errors.<\/p>\n<p>3. Some people <strong>cherish<\/strong> possessions more than friends.<\/p>\n<p>4. The pilot <strong>circumvented<\/strong> the storm by flying farther south.<\/p>\n<p>5. The child led a <strong>cloistered<\/strong> life, seeing only her guardian and tutor.<\/p>\n<p>6. The boy attended school only under <strong>coercion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>7. The house served as<strong> collateral<\/strong> for the loan.<\/p>\n<p>8. The prince fell in love with a <strong>comely<\/strong> young maiden.<\/p>\n<p>9. I just made a <strong>colossal<\/strong> blunder.<\/p>\n<p>10. Ever since he got a raise, he has been too <strong>complacent<\/strong> to work hard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Characteristic \u2013 typical, representative<\/p>\n<p>Charitable \u2013 forgiving, sympathetic, gracious<\/p>\n<p>Cherish \u2013 love, hold dear, value<\/p>\n<p>Circumvent \u2013 escape, avoid, elude<\/p>\n<p>Cloistered \u2013 secluded, isolated, closeted<\/p>\n<p>Coercion \u2013 force, compulsion, pressure<\/p>\n<p>Collateral \u2013 security, warranty<\/p>\n<p>Comely \u2013 pretty, attractive<\/p>\n<p>Colossal \u2013 huge, vast, enormous<\/p>\n<p>Complacent \u2013 self-satisfied, content, smug<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word. Choose your answers from the options given below. (collateral, characteristic, circumvent, charitable, complacent, comely, coercion, colossal, cloistered, cherish) 1. 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