Complete the following sentences using an
appropriate word.
(gross, gratuitous, gripes, grotesque, gratify,
gravitate, graceful, graft)
1. The apples gave him the ……………….
2. The supervisor wouldn’t listen to the
workers’ ……………….
3. A popular movie can easily …………………. 100
million dollars or more.
4. These ………………. statues are relics of
prehistoric times.
5. His ……………… insult flabbergasted me.
6. We have a natural tendency to …………….. towards
people who are kind to us.
7. Do you have some candy to …………….. my sweet
tooth?
8. Steps should be taken to abolish ……………………..
in the city government.
9. She isn’t …………….. enough to be a good dancer.
Meanings
Gripes –
stomachache, colic, cramps, grievances
Gross – earn
Grotesque –
deformed, distorted
Gratuitous –
uncalled for, unwarranted
Gravitate –
to gravitate towards something is to be drawn towards it
Gratify –
satisfy
Graft –
corruption
Graceful –
easy moving, elegant, lovely