Quiz on Last Month's Words

January / February 2017                               Volume 18  No. 1

Here are the words that were featured last month:

For each of the eight examples below, select a word from the above list that best fits the blank. Then check your answers at the end. Note that the correct answer could be any of the word forms that were featured -- example: inexplicable, inexplicably, inexplicability, and so on.

1. Even though the recent marketing campaign did not measure up to expectations, it wasn’t a total loss. By sifting through its . . . . . ., we’ve been getting valuable insight into consumer behavior.
2. Following a death threat, the witness did a . . . . . . and recanted his previous statement to police.
3. I am now 83, and I still have stuff from my high school days. I’ll bet it will take not one or two but several garage sales to get rid of all the . . . . . . of my life.
4. I am going to make my decision based on what the majority of employees want. It wouldn’t be right for me to let my personal . . . . . . influence the outcome.
5. Only two weeks ago, our planners projected high growth. But today, they drastically lowered their forecast. I don’t understand their sudden pessimism. There’s no news--economic or otherwise--to account for the change. It’s . . . . . .!
6. I believe that our vice president, Chap, not even acknowledging my presence during yesterday’s office party was a . . . . . . put-down. And I think Chap acted that way because I didn’t hire Karen, who is one of his mentees.
7. Today, there was another one of those big arguments between Jack and Iris, this time over who is responsible for staffing the customer center on weekends. So, the VP went down the hall and . . . . . . things a bit.
8. Sure, the movie has a great cast, but the storyline is a bit too contrived, especially in the second half; it’s too . . . . . ..

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Give yourself one point for each correct answer.

A score of 8 = excellent; 7 = very good; 6 = not bad; 5 or less = you may want to revisit these words.

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