English Vocabulary Exercises - The Social World - Exercise 3-2

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. I felt _______________ when they suggested I had cheated on the test.
2. After his death, we felt like my grandfather's _______________ remained in our house in order to be with our grandmother until she could join him.
3. The children's _______________ during the show was excellent; they were completely fascinated, and watched the performance with delight.
4. Their family business is closed on days of _______________.
5. After a long _______________ with her married employer, Anna decided that she wanted to date younger, unmarried men instead.
6. The streets were lined with _______________ spectators as the cyclists raced by.
7. Jane's mother cried, and _______________ her when Jane told her she was getting married.
8. I don't think Lenny and Janine's marriage is going to last long; they're always _______________ about something.
9. I don't like female body-builders because they look too _______________ to me.
10. St. Valentine's Day on February 14th dates back to a Roman _______________ of youth, when young people chose their sweethearts by lottery.
11. The _______________ split between the prince and princess has been denied by sources in the palace.
12. My next door _______________ used to go to school with you. She recognized you the last time you came to visit.
13. We went to the school graduation _______________ to see our niece graduate high school.
14. The old house has its _______________, including a beautiful window overlooking the sea.