What word in ( ) fits?

Question

1. In spite of all the setbacks we have had, we must (persist, quibble) in our efforts to achieve the goal we have set for ourselves. 2. I find your offer most(gruesome, enticing), but my better judgment tells me to have nothing to do with it. 3.Do her efforts to (acelerate, flounder)our departure mean that she is trying to help us, or just get rid of us. 4. You will never do well in school so long as your attitude toward your studies remains (downtrodden, casual) and unconcerned. 5. If you have prepared properly for the exams, ther will be no reason to regard them as a terrible (quibble, ordeal). 6. Instead of continuing to (flounder, accelerate), we must decide on a goal and start to move toward it.

Answer 1

1. persist
2. enticing
3. acelerate
4. casual
5. ordeal
6. flounder

Answer 2

1. In spite of all the setbacks we have had, we must (persist) in our efforts to achieve the goal we have set for ourselves. 2. I find your offer most (enticing), but my better judgment tells me to have nothing to do with it. 3.Do her efforts to (acelerate)our departure mean that she is trying to help us, or just get rid of us. 4. You will never do well in school so long as your attitude toward your studies remains (casual) and unconcerned. 5. If you have prepared properly for the exams, there will be no reason to regard them as a terrible (ordeal). 6. Instead of continuing to (flounder), we must decide on a goal and start to move toward it.

Answer 3

1-persist 2-enticing 3-accelerate 4-casual 5-ordeal 6-flounder

Answer 4

persist, enticing, accelerate, casual, ordeal, flounder

Answer 5

1. persist
2. enticing
3.accelerate
4.casual
5.ordeal
6.flounder

Answer 6

1. persist
2. enticing
3. accelerate
4. casual
5. ordeal
6. flounder

Looking up the definitions will give you more insight about why I picked those.

Answer 7

Do you speak English as a first language? If so, these should be apparent. They aren't that difficult!