English Vocabulary Fill-in-the-Blanks

Alienated means feeling isolated or estranged from others. This fits the context of artists feeling disconnected from society.

Aired; because aired signifies to broadcast something.

Adjourned means to break off a meeting or legal proceeding with the intention of resuming it later. This is the correct term for a trial being paused.

Acquitted means to be cleared of a charge or found not guilty. This fits the context of a legal decision based on diminished responsibility.

Styles can be adapted or modified to suit individual preferences. Adapted means changed to fit specific needs or tastes, which fits the context perfectly. Acquitted means found not guilty, adjourned means postponed, aired means expressed publicly, and the typo aggraveted would mean worsened.

Advocated means to publicly recommend or support a particular cause or policy. This fits the context of a council supporting a ban.

Adhered means to stick fast to a surface or to follow a rule or belief. In this context, it means following a schedule strictly.

Acknowledged means to accept or admit the existence or truth of something. This fits the context of admitting an error in installation.

Afforded means to provide or supply something. In this context, the tree provided shade.

Anticipated means to regard as probable or expect. They expected cold weather, so they took their coats.

Aggravated means to make a problem, injury, or offense worse. Leaving the hospital too soon made the condition worse.

Alternated means to occur in turn repeatedly. The weather switched back and forth between rain and sunshine.

To amble means to walk at a slow, relaxed pace. This fits the context of a group walking for miles in a happy, leisurely manner.

Amalgamated means to combine or unite to form one organization or structure. This is the correct term for colleges joining together to create a university.

The newspaper 'alleged' that a number of unauthorised payments had been made.

Alerted means to warn someone of a danger or problem. In this context, hospitals were warned to be ready for incoming patients.

They 'alleviated' the boredom of waiting by singing songs.

Arising from the minutes refers to matters that come up or emerge during a meeting. This is standard terminology for meeting agendas.

Associating with someone means to spend time or be involved with them. The sentence expresses disapproval of the company the person keeps.

Applying yourself to a task means to work hard and focus your efforts on it. This is the correct idiomatic phrase for solving a problem.

Assuming charge means to take on the responsibility or control of something. This is the standard phrase for taking over a leadership role.

Attending means to pay attention or listen carefully to something. The context of missing what was said confirms this is the correct choice.

Attributing something to a cause means to say that it is the result of that cause. Scientists are identifying poor hygiene as the cause of the outbreak.

Alluded means to make an indirect reference to something. Referring to developments in a speech is a classic use of this word.

Amended means to make minor changes to a text or law to make it fairer or more accurate. Laws are amended to improve their function.