Hamid Farid General English Test 2 (Vocabulary pp [1-10]) Page 1 of 2

PART I

affable candor arbitration banal cupidity

deferential disclosed attributes consensus ameliorated

1- He __________ all of his success to his mother’s undying encouragement.

2- His ___________ attitude toward her made her more confident in her ability to
run the company.

3- His ____________ made him enter the abandoned gold mine despite the
obvious dangers.

4- The CEO ____________ to the press that the company would have to fire several
employees.

5- The tense situation was ____________ when Sam proposed a solution everyone
could agree upon.

6- We were surprised by the ____________ of the mayor’s speech because he is

usually rather evasive.

7- The employee sought official ____________ when he could not resolve a

disagreement with his supervisor.

8-The jury was able to reach a/an ____________ only after days of deliberation.

9- People like to be around George because he is so ____________ and good-

natured.

10-The client rejected our proposal because they found our presentation ________
and unimpressive.
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PART II

berated diffident deterring atrophied adverse

augments deleterious attributed calamity curtailed

1- As he left the meeting, he was ___________ by angry demonstrators.

2- These drugs have a proven ___________ effect on the nervous system.

3- After several months in a hospital bed, my leg muscles had ___________.

4- The last government severely ___________ trade union rights.

5- You shouldn't be so ___________ about your achievements - you've done really

well!

6- The exact mechanism by which exercise ___________ strength remains unclear,

but its basic principles are understood.

7- Singh told reporters that he had not seen such human suffering in any previous
natural ___________.

8- In addition, physicians may have difficulty in deciding that an illness can be

___________ to the job. Many industrial diseases mimic sickness from other
causes.

9- High prices are ___________ many young people from buying houses.

10- The match has been cancelled because of ___________ weather conditions.