Dave's Choice Words: Exercise

Dave's Choice Words #25

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. deasil
  2. educed
  3. pejorative
  4. prospective
  5. widdershins

When I was nine, I was convinced I had no musical talent. Then my parents took me to a patient violin teacher. She my latent musicality and today I am a professional musician.

The intersection of Clarke Road and Morris Avenue is critical. If you turn —which is the correct path—all will be well. If, however, you turn left, you will be turning and I don't know where it will take you.

Bob isn't a manager; he considers only the immediate consequences of his decisions.

After Billy launched a vitriolic tirade against his social studies teacher, his mother calmly said, "Don't you know that statements about your teacher won't get you a better grade? Only hard work will."

 

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