Dave's Choice Words: Exercise

Dave's Choice Words #61

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. incisive
  2. outstripped
  3. passel
  4. pincers
  5. tumid

Only a bombaster could write something as as that.

"In today's courts," the professor told his class, "the facts do not speak for themselves. An effective attorney must master the art of the argument."

For most of the race, Greg was a distant second to John, but in the final moments Greg John and crossed the finish line first.

When I took this job, I expected a few fires that I'd need to put out. Instead, I inherited a of issues too vast for one person to address.

I'll need a pair of to remove the errant screw from inside this computer.

 

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