A-Z TESTS

 B: Right or wrong?
Knowing the meaning of a lot of words can be very useful.  But knowing how to use words in their proper context, expressively and precisely, can be even more rewarding and profitable.  Here’s an exercise to test your knowledge of certain words.

Are these words being used correctly? Circle right or wrong (R or W).

Senior surgical nurses had to undergo a still examination in badinage before graduating. (R   W)

For Rockefeller, the $16 million donation was a mere bagatelle.  (R  W)
The giant fixed a baleful eye on the two children. (R  W)
  
They leaned on the balustrade watching the crowd beneath.  (R   W)
In his finest ceremonial robes the chief led the solemn banal to the sacrificial temple.  (R   W)    
     
The barmitzvah holiday is the one enjoyed most by Jews. (R  W)

Kitty’s designs exhibited all the extravaganza of the baroque.  (R   W)
The director’s interpretation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin was spoiled by the bathos of the final scene. (R W)

The rustlers rode cautiously through the parch bayou.  (R  W)
Edith returned from her visit to the cathedral in a state of beatitude.  (R  W) 

The behemoth spread her pretty wings and flew from his hands.  (R  W)  
They listened in silence as the church team rang the bel canto. (R  W)

The document belied the sister’s claim to the estate. (R  W)
The red-faced driver assumed a bellicose manner and refused to let them on the bus.  (R  W)

They decided to sail, as the bellwether indicated good conditions. (R   W)   
The comedian from Manchester left them bemused and rolling in the aisles.  (R  W)  

Mr and Mrs Drayton were the most gentle and benign couple you could ever hope to meet. (R  W)
Left mostly to themselves in the decrepit orphanage, the children were bereft of all hope.  (R  W)

The factory was immensely profitable, turning out millions of bespoke garments every month.(R  W)

You’ve made 19 choices.  Are you absolutely sure of them? :*)

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