Dave's Choice Words: Exercise

Dave's Choice Words #24

Instructions:

  • Find the best fit for the five words below and enter their numbers in the boxes. When finished, click the "SUBMIT MY ANSWERS" button to see how well you did.
  • Need help with a word? Use the Merriam-Webster Dictionary at the bottom of the page. The definition should open in a new window. Close the window to return to Dave's Choice Words.
  • Send comments and corrections to Dave Fisco.
  1. autolysis
  2. cowcatcher
  3. gandy dancer
  4. repast
  5. trenchant

"It's called ," the doctor told her patient. "Your cells are being destroyed by proteins produced by your body."

The defense attorney gave such a closing argument, the jury took only fifteen minutes to return a not guilty verdict.

The death row convict requested veal parmesan and green beans as his final .

"Me been a my whole life," the railroad worker said. "But I ain't never seen a locomotive with a like that!"

 

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