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English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 54 (Answer Keys)
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A1
Everyone lost their money when the so-called treasurer absconded with all the society's savings.
answer: (d) absconded
A2
The police not only arrested the leader of the gang but also the accomplices who had helped him.
answer: (c) accomplices
A3
I have no wish to condone these criminal activities but I do have some sympathy with the perpetrators.
answer: (a) condone
A4
The judge has to adopt a detached view of the crime by being utterly impartial.
answer: (b) detached
A5
Despite all the chaos around him the captain remained totally calm and assumed an air of equanimity.
answer: (c) equanimity
A6
The police stopped the car because it had followed an erratic course down the road and asked the driver why
he was going from side to side.
answer: (d) erratic
A7
It was possible to look up the topic on the internet but she decided instead to ask her erudite father who knew
the answer to most things.
answer: (b) erudite
A8
The party leader advised all her members to eschew any question about finance and avoid the topic of money
completely.
answer: (c) eschew
A9
He has a very refined vocabulary and prefers to use a euphemism rather than a more common and vulgar
word.
answer: (a) euphemism
A10
I've looked everywhere for my key and even carried out an exhaustive search of my car but I can't find that
book.
answer: (d) exhaustive

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