Using the list of four words, circle the answer that best completes each sentence.
Sometimes brilliant new ideas take time to _____. The chairperson of a committee may bring
up a problem two or three times at meetings before a solution begins to emerge.
a. hackneyed
b. transgress
c. extramarital
d. gestate
Question 2
Using the list of four words, circle the answer that best completes each sentence.
The salespeople at the local computer store used to be so friendly. I could always count on
speaking to a knowledgeable person who really loved working with computers. After the
management changed, however, the new salespeople seemed to become less interested in my
computer and more interested in my wallet. Sometimes when I ask a question, all I get are
_____ efforts to get me to buy more stuff.
a. intrafamily
b. gestated
c. hackneyed
d. communal