Dave's Choice Words: Exercise

Dave's Choice Words #9

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. congeries
  2. eponym
  3. peroration
  4. simpering
  5. tendentious

The newspaper editor assigned a Democratic reporter to the Republican's campaign, but the reporter was unable to set aside his political bias. Readers filled the editor's inbox with emails protesting the nature of the reporter's articles.

"What a silly and immature girl you are," the mother scolded. "You waste your time at boys. You should take your school work seriously and prepare for college."

What started as a simple ice cream production business developed into a of ventures including a bagel shop, a commercial bakery, and several restaurants.

Ronald Reagan is the of Reaganomics.

Bored by the monotonous tone of the speaker, we welcomed his .

 

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