Homophones Exercise

1. She was apparently feeling a bit ____________ about proceeding to the next level.
[ambiguous/ambivalent]
2. After many grievances, management attempted to ___________ the situation.
[alleviate/ameliorate]
3. The workers were _____________ by the intransigence of the negotiators for management.
[confounded/compounded]
4. The Maguire family _______________ from Ireland to the United States in 1849.
[emigrated/immigrated]
5. The number of cells she saw under the microscope at first appeared ____________ .
[indeterminable/indeterminate]
6. I really __________ driving into New York City on a weekday.
[loath/loathe]
7. The ancient regime was practically useless, completely _____________ .
[moribund/morbid]
8. The French artist mixed his colors on his old _____________ .
[palate/palette]
9. To spend that much money on lounge furniture is _____________ .
[unconscionable/unconscious]
10. Who could object to the choice of such an _______________ candidate?
[unexceptionable/unexceptional]