Sentence Completion
With an ______ blow of the whistle, the meddling parent interrupted the game to reiterate the rules of the tournament.
industrious
illustrious
eloquent
officious
enviable
officious
Officious (adj.) means marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others; unofficial.
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B. steadfast
C. tenuous
D. complicit
Based on his recent poor decisions, it was obvious that Seth lacked even a ______ of good sense.
A. debasement
B. diversion
C. disapprobation
D. submission
The rebel spies were charged with ______ and put on trial.
A. sedition
B. attrition
C. interaction
D. reiteration
Jillian was ______ by the contradictory diagnoses she received and decided she needed a third opinion.
A. intimidated
B. effaced
C. girded
D. usurped
Tanya is a ______ person, trusted by all who know her.
A. porous
B. voracious
C. spurious
D. specious
Searching frantically to find the hidden jewels, the thieves proceeded to ______ the entire house.
A. justify
B. darken
C. amplify
D. ransack
The castawayโs hut was ______ by the natives curious to see who the intruder was upon their island.
A. beset
B. surmised
C. precluded
D. garnered
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