Sentence Completion MCQs (Set 1)
16. With her _______ eyesight, Krystyna spotted a trio of deer on the hillside and she reduced the speed of her car.
B. keen
Explanation:
means being extremely sensitive or responsive; having strength of perception
17. With a (n) ________grin, the boy quickly slipped the candy into his pocket without his mother’s knowledge.
B. nefarious
Explanation:
means wicked, vicious, or evil
18. Her _________ display of tears at work did not impress her new boss, who felt she should try to control her emotions.
A. maudlin
Explanation:
means excessively and weakly sentimental or tearfully emotional
19. John argued, “If you know about a crime but don’t report it, you are _______ in that crime because you allowed it to happen.”
D. complicit
Explanation:
means participating in or associated with a questionable act or a crime
20. The authorities, fearing a _______ of their power, called for a military state in the hopes of restoring order.
A. subversion
Explanation:
means an overthrow, as from the foundation