Verbal Learning

Everyone lost their money when the so-called treasurer ......... with all the society's savings.
avoided
evaded
absolved
absconded

The police not only arrested the leader of the gang but also the ......... who had helped him.
acolytes
attackers
accomplices
associates

I have no wish to ......... these criminal activities but I do have some sympathy with the perpetrators.
condone
concede
console
conduct

The judge has to adopt a ......... view of the crime by being utterly impartial.
detracted
detached
definite
defended

Despite all the chaos around him the captain remained totally calm and assumed an air of ..........
equation
equality
equanimity
equity

The police stopped the car because it had followed an ......... course down the road and asked the driver why he was going from side to side.
uneven
unequal
unerring
erratic

It was possible to look up the topic on the Internet but she decided instead to ask her ......... father, who knew the answer to most things.
earnest
erudite
learning
imminent

The party leader advised all her members to ......... any question about finance and avoid the topic of money completely.
risk
undertake
eschew
involve

He has a very refined vocabulary and prefers to use a ......... rather than a more common and vulgar word.
euphemism
delicacy
finery
edition

I've looked everywhere for my key and even carried out an ......... search of my car but I can't find that book.
exhausted
exhausting
exhaust
exhaustive