From the words below, supply the words needed to complete the sentences.
Chronic, clairvoyance, inadvertent, pretentious, celestial, vanguard.
A. John had a CHRONIC back pain that left him bedridden. He refused, however, to visit the doctor because of the PRETENTIOUS way the doctor behaved. Instead, he had his telescope moved to his bed room so he could continue his study of CELESTIAL bodies.
B. Because he was at the VANGUARD of each new trend in art, people began to speak as if he had some power of CLAIRVOYANCE. The truth was, however, that he did a great deal of study in order to always remain ahead if his time. One time, in an INADVERTENT remark, he let his secret slip out.
All are correct!
To complete Sentence A:
- The missing word is "PRETENTIOUS" which means behaving in a way that suggests importance or talent that one does not actually possess.
- To determine the missing word, you can look at the context of the sentence that describes how the doctor behaved.
To complete Sentence B:
- The missing word is "CLAIRVOYANCE" which means the ability to perceive events or information beyond normal human sensory perception.
- To determine the missing word, you can look at the context of the sentence that describes how people speak about the person being at the forefront of art trends.
To complete both sentences, you can refer to the list of words provided:
- For Sentence A, the missing word is "PRETENTIOUS."
- For Sentence B, the missing word is "CLAIRVOYANCE."