Answer Key

Staff – New Vocabulary Practice

Fill in the missing words. Choose one of the words below. Sometimes you need to put them in the right form.
  • FACT-FINDER
  • RUMOR
  • STAPLE
  • DISMISS
  • DECLINE
  • FUZZY
  • ROUT
  • ENTIRE
  • TAINTED
  • REINSTATEMENT
  1. Soap operas are a  [staple] on television.
  2. Jack presented a  [fuzzy] plan of action. We were really confused.
  3. Don't listen to the  [rumor] . The reality is very different.
  4. She  [dismissed] the story as mere rumor.
  5. He  [declined] to say more about it.
  6. What did you  [rout] out in the library?
  7. The  [fact-finder] uncovered incredible truths about the company president.
  8. He has been given  [entire] freedom of choice in this matter.
  9. The nation is  [tainted] with evil and corruption.
  10. They insisted on the  [reinstatement] of the frontman.