- advanced-56
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 56 (Answer Keys)
Advanced Vocabulary
A1 He always follows that old adage: early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
answer: (c) adage
A2 If you invest that money, you will find it will grow and accrue interest.
answer: (d) accrue
A3 People often ask her how she manages to stay slim and she always tells them she is very careful in the
amount she eats to the point of being abstemious.
answer: (b) abstemious
A4 You must react now and not just be complacent as if there is nothing wrong.
answer: (a) complacent
A5 I find these mathematical puzzles too abstruse and prefer the more straightforward type.
answer: (d) abstruse
A6 There was no changing her mind as she was quite adamant about her decision and wouldn't consider any
alternative.
answer: (c) adamant
A7 It was quite obvious that he was drunk because he couldn't finish his sentences and his speech was not
coherent.
answer: (b) coherent
A8 The strings on the puppet were all intertwined and it took us ages to disentangle them.
answer: (a) disentangle
A9 There are really too many political parties in this election as there are so many small groups or factions.
answer: (d) factions
A10 He liked to play the eccentric and would invariably dress up in the most outrageous clothes.
answer: (b) eccentric
