Lesson 5 General English 12
__ | 1. | adumbrate (v.) | | A. | to compensate | __ | 2. | arcane (adv.) | | B. | impossible to pierce | __ | 3. | covert (adv.) | | C. | to describe vaguely | __ | 4. | educe (v.) | | D. | calm and serene | __ | 5. | fathom (v.) | | E. | understood only by a few | __ | 6. | impenetrable (adv.) | | F. | obvious; apparent | __ | 7. | impervious (adv.) | | G. | hidden or concealed | __ | 8. | limpid (adv.) | | H. | to draw out | __ | 9. | manifest (adv. or v.) | | I. | cloudy; hazy | __ | 10. | nebulous (adv.) | | J. | incapable of being affected |
__ | 11. | adumbrated | | A. | He wore __ gloves so that the acid could not touch his skin. | __ | 12. | arcane | | B. | Though bombarded by many attacks, the castle walls seemed _. | __ | 13. | covert | | C. | His blue eyes were like __ pools, clear and at peace. | __ | 14. | educe | | D. | He was a __ agent, working undercover in many foreign lands. | __ | 15. | fathom | | E. | In guerrilla warfare, you __ your ememy into the open. | __ | 16. | impenetrable | | F. | __ notions, like casting spells, have mostly been dismissed. | __ | 17. | impervious | | G. | She couldn't __ why her brother FAILED his study hall. | __ | 18. | limpid | | H. | The trouble will __ when the tigers get hungry. | __ | 19. | manifest | | I. | The __ answer she got from the teacher did not help her. | __ | 20. | nebulous | | J. | He __ a rough out line of how he wanted the scene to go. |
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