Dave's Choice Words: Exercise

Dave's Choice Words #42

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. bulwark
  2. bumptious
  3. fantasist
  4. forebear
  5. fungible

To get a job in a trying economy one cannot be shy. One must be and perhaps even a bit obnoxious.

After laying off 5,000 workers, the CEO hired a bodyguard as a against disgruntled ex-employees.

Walt Disney was a .

Distributors realize that oil is . If one supplier tries to overcharge, a distributor can easily switch to another supplier.

President Bush ('41) is a of President Bush ('43).

 

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