Words of the Day (Sep 2019) - quiz A

Dogs thrive ________ praise and admiration.

1. ---
2. in
3. on
4. without

Because he didn't speak English, he brought ________ to the meeting.

1. a converter
2. a translator
3. an adapter
4. an interpreter

We didn't understand how he could be ________ matter-of-fact about such a terrifying thing.

1. as a
2. for that
3. so
4. such a

If she's a ________ for horror movies, she'll love The Shining.

1. coaster
2. fresher
3. sucker
4. whopper

Someone was at the door but it was dark so I couldn't ________ out who it was.

1. look
2. make
3. see
4. turn

The letter B is ________ in ‘bomb’ or ‘climb’.

1. calm
2. quiet
3. shut
4. silent

I was sick for two weeks and now I have to deal with my ________ of homework.

1. backlog
2. catalog
3. clog
4. log

First-year college students are referred to as ________ in the USA.

1. freshmen
2. juniors
3. seniors
4. sophomores

Everyone was impressed by her ________ success.

1. catchy
2. matter-of-factly
3. no-nonsense
4. whopping

Because it was raining, the kids didn't ________ recess.

1. go outside during
2. like the smell of
3. stay in the
4. wear their