Advanced Vocabulary

He always follows that old .........: early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
phrase
ballad
adage
analogy

If you invest that money, you will find it will grow and ......... interest.
agree
adapt
apart
accrue

People often ask her how she manages to stay slim and she always tells them she is very careful in the amount she eats to the point of being ..........
abbreviated
abstemious
actuated
abrupt

You must react now and not just be ......... as if there is nothing wrong.
complacent
combining
combative
concerning

I find these mathematical puzzles too ......... and prefer the more straightforward type.
abject
abortive
abounding
abstruse

There was no changing her mind as she was quite ......... about her decision and wouldn't consider any alternative.
attractive
attentive
adamant
adjoined

It was quite obvious that he was drunk because he couldn't finish his sentences and his speech was not ..........
contented
coherent
convinced
convoluted

The strings on the puppet were all intertwined and it took us ages to ......... them.
disentangle
distribute
disturb
distend

There are really too many political parties in this election as there are so many small groups or ..........
fictions
fanatics
fusion
factions

He liked to play the ......... and would invariably dress up in the most outrageous clothes.
eclectic
eccentric
evasive
evolved