Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.

1. He was ……………….. to the growing resentment among the staff.

a. impervious
b. negligent
c. rigid
d. influenced

2. I am sure she has found a/an ……………………. foe in him.

a. pliable
b. implacable
c. unnecessary
d. rigid

3. She was mad with him for his words ……………………. an error on her part.

a. implicated

b. concerned
c. occupied
d. referred

4. I think their asking us when we would like to start was an ………………… acceptance of our terms.

a. contained
b. implicit
c. explicit
d. inherent

5. …………………. is implicit in the relationship between doctor and patient.

a. Discretion
b. Confidentiality
c. Secrecy
d. Personality
6. No one listened to the poor woman`s …………………….. requests for medical aid for her dying husband.

a. harassing
b. importunate
c. arrogant
d. aggressive

7. It must have been a/an ………………….. remark. I don`t think that she meant to offend you.

a. foolish
b. idiotic
c. impromptu
d. ad hoc

8. They had little chances of survival, but hope still ………………….. in their hearts.

a. occupied
b. glimmered
c. flourished
d. flashed

9. It would be sheer …………………. for them to turn around and do what they criticize in others.

a. stupidity
b. folly
c. ignorance
d. hypocrisy

Answers

1. impervious
2. implacable
3. implicated
4. implicit
5. confidentiality
6. importunate
7. impromptu
8. glimmered (‘Glimmered’ means ‘faint or unsteady light’. It suits the sentence as the chances of survival are little, so hopes are faint or unsteady.)
9. hypocrisy (Hypocrisy means someone pretends to have certain beliefs or opinions that they do not really have – used to show disapproval)