Used alloyed, comprehend, comprised, cower, empathize, formidable, homogeneous, partisan, ponderous, and wary to complete these sentences. Please correct me if I'm wrong!
1. Winston Churchill wrote of the fascination people have for "the tiny things, the sharp agate points, on which the HOMOGENEOUS balance of destiny returns."
2. Meeting people in desperate situations can help us EMPATHIZE with them.
3. The universe is so vast that the sheer size of it is difficult to COMPREHEND.
4. One critic said that the music in the opera "The two women" was PONDEROUS "sounding much the same whether depicting winter or summer, a cry of love or a cry of pain."
5. The trek to climb the top of Mount Kilimanjaro is a(n) FORMIDABLE challenge; only those in excellent physical condition should attempt it.
6. The prisoners of war refused to COWER before their captors; they stood tall and would not break,
7. PARTISAN politics was set aside as the politicans came together in a show of unity and support.
8. According to the available information, the latest release will be COMPRISED of songs for a number of well-known artists.
9. Investors are justifiably ALLOYED of investing in unpredictable markets that have seeming random and unexplained swings.
10. My joy was WARY with sorrow; the two emotions intermingled
1, 4, 9, 10 are wrong. The others are right.
9 and 10 are not right. The others look good!
1 works, but is debatable. I think 4 is okay; music criticism is subjective. I might use HOMOGENOUS there instead of PONDEROUS. Look up these words if you aren't sure what they mean.
Is 1 ponderous?
Is 4 homogenous?
Is 9 wary?
Is 10 alloyed?
1. Correct!
2. Correct!
3. Correct!
4. Correct!
5. Correct!
6. Correct!
7. Correct!
8. Incorrect. The correct usage would be: "According to the available information, the latest release will comprise songs from a number of well-known artists." The word "comprise" means to consist of or be made up of, so it should be followed by the things that make up the whole.
9. Incorrect. The word "alloyed" is not used correctly in this context. It means to mix with impurities or to reduce in value or quality. A more appropriate word to use here would be "wary," which means to be cautious or careful. Example: "Investors are justifiably wary of investing in unpredictable markets that have seemingly random and unexplained swings."
10. Incorrect. The word "wary" means to be cautious or careful, while the word "intermingled" means to mix or blend together. The sentence would make more sense if you replace "wary" with a word such as "tinged" or "tinged" for example, "My joy was tinged with sorrow; the two emotions intermingled."