WW Lesson 10

Question 1

To cut off a body part, especially by a surgeon.

Answer 1

amputate

Question 2

The doctor had to ____ the mountain climber’s frostbitten toes.

Answer 2

amputate

Question 3

A natural talent

Answer 3

aptitude

Question 4

My sister Yolanda has an _____ for math that has always made me envious.

Answer 4

aptitude.

Question 5

One who benefits or gains an advantage from something.

Answer 5

beneficiary

Question 6

Impoverished families will be the _____ of these low-rent apartments.

Answer 6

beneficiaries

Question 7

A welcome gift or blessing

Answer 7

boon

Question 8

After a long dry spell, the rain was a ____ to the farmers.

Answer 8

boon

Question 9

To feel or express sorrow or compassion for; to sympathize

Answer 9

commiserate

Question 10

If i’m upset about something, it helps me feel better if someone ____ with me.

Answer 10

commiserates

Question 11

To collect or gather; to acquire or obtain.

Answer 11

garner

Question 12

The school-committee candidate _____ support by going from door to door throughout the district to meet people.

Answer 12

garnered

Question 13

Without payment; free of charge.

Answer 13

gratis

Question 14

Admission to the museum is _____ on Mondays.

Answer 14

gratis

Question 15

The food package students put together before Thanksgiving were offered ____ to destitute families in the community.

Answer 15

gratis

Question 16

To make helpless or incapable.

Answer 16

incapacitate

Question 17

Keiko was ____ for six weeks while her leg was in a cast.

Answer 17

incapacitated

Question 18

Because of the ____ that resulted from her car accident, Melda missed eleven days of work.

Answer 18

incapacity

Question 19

The beginning of an action or process.

Answer 19

inception

Question 20

I continue to extol the math club because it has been a success from the day of its _____.

Answer 20

inception

Question 21

Generous, unselfish, or forgiving.

Answer 21

Magnanimous

Question 22

Nelson Mandela was too ____ to seek revenge on his persecutors.

Answer 22

Magnanimous

Question 23

Quality of being above meanness or spite; generosity of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly.

Answer 23

Magnanimity

Question 24

Although he was found to have been jailed unjustly, he displayed great _____ on his release.

Answer 24

Magnanimity

Question 25

A very large number.

Answer 25

Myriad

Question 26

A _____ of mosquitoes swarmed around us as we traversed the swampy area.

Answer 26

Myriad

Question 27

Very many.

Answer 27

Myriad

Question 28

_____ beautiful tropical fish swam in the warm waters of the gulf.

Answer 28

Myriad

Question 29

Capable of being done; feasible.

Answer 29

practicable

Question 30

Making a community garden in that vacant lot is a _____ plan, but you’ll have to get permission from the city first.

Answer 30

practicable

Question 31

Usable.

Answer 31

practicable

Question 32

Motor boats are not ____ in the waters of the Florida Everglades.

Answer 32

practicable

Question 33

To pay or reward.

Answer 33

remunerate

Question 34

Were you ____ for the work you did for the school’s used-book sale, or was it voluntary?

Answer 34

remunerated

Question 35

Acting as a public defender for clients who cannot afford a lawyer does not offer great financial _____.

Answer 35

remuneration

Question 36

To ask for in a formal way.

Answer 36

solicit

Question 37

Ms. Vargas came to our apartment to ____ contributions to her husband’s campaign.

Answer 37

solicit

Question 38

Although I considered their cause a good one, I could not afford to respond to their repeated ____ for money.

Answer 38

solicitations

Question 39

Used so much that it is no longer fresh or new.

Answer 39

trite

Question 40

“Fresh as a daisy” is a ____ expression, but sometimes find myself using it anyway.

Answer 40

trite