Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Test 2 – ESL Vocabulary Exercises

Who would have thought that the great champion would have to withdraw from the Anatolian Rally because of a simple _____?

I daresay this man is _____ to stealing. He's never going to give it up.

He was dismissed from service for his insistent _____.

The two brothers were living in _____ flats.

I don't think that was a very _____ decision. You should've sent the documents through a courier service.

Turkland was _____ a republic on October 29th, 1923.

The voter fills out the _____ at a nearby table and then places it in the box on the observer's table.

The Queen of Sheba wore a robe _____ with diamonds and emeralds.

_____ were asked to choose between cavalry and infantry.

The report seems to _____ that a stiff resistance by the insurgents is to be expected.

_____ parents would want to see their children be educated in a least restrictive environment.

Her husband passed away last month. She herself is _____ an incurable disease and is in intense pain.

Finland is a(n) _____ nation. She is listed among the world's economically most competitive countries.

The prisoner was put in solitary _____.

The new teacher was overly _____ with her pupils. All the rest of us teachers stood aghast at their lack of discipline.

The new _____ development plan is certain to mean a lot of changes in the life of the ordinary peasant.

The UN General Assembly passed a(n) _____, calling for an immediate ceasefire between the two sides.

Last week's plane crash was apparently due to an amateur pilot's _____ his fuel levels.

I wouldn't call it "a minor _____", doctor. He's constantly in great physical agony.

The timely _____ of the village -- just before the tsunami struck -- saved many lives.

The house was thoroughly _____ from view by tall trees.

Should we judge by the lovers' constant wailing in so many Turkish songs, we would conclude that intense love must be something _____ to intense suffering.

He is a(n) _____ man with an eye for fine detail. In fact, he never misses the slightest error or imperfection.

Speaking of common beggars, they do _____ a city’s social image as they abuse the kindness of the townspeople and  the visitors alike, day in day out.  

My mind was _____ with a thousand worries and contrary passions.

Deer employ _____ness, speed and agility to defend themselves against wolves. Here again, they stood _____and gazed at the wolves.

They claim to have seen a _____ creature on the island that was half crocodile and half snake.

Mutual _____ is the first condition for two conversants to communicate with each other about a shared world.

One of the _____ differences between Ahmet and Mehmet was that Ahmet was twenty kilos heavier.

Since ideologies are _____ in character, they do not easily yield to reason.