Circle the letter of the sentence in which the word in bold-faced type is used incorrectly.
1. a. Give him some vegetables, herbs, and cream, and he'll concoct a tasty soup.
b. You concoct me every time I start to say something.
c. We're concocting a surprise party for the twins.
d. This tofu concoction tastes like ice cream but contains no milk.
2. a. The meaning of their winks and nudges eluded me completely.
b. Hiding in the "Secret Annex," Anne Frank's family eluded the Nazis for two years.
c. The Scarlet Pimpernel, Baroness Orczy's crafty hero, proved so elusive that he
was never detected by French officials.
d. She waited for her parents to make some elusion to the dented fender.
3. a. Despite his distaste for collusion, Brutus joined Cassius's plot against Caesar.
b. Stalin's fear of collusion within the Communist party led him to arrest even long-
time party members during the 1930s.
c. By this delicate surgery a patient's heart collusion can be repaired.
d. Working in collusion with the Allies during World War II, the French Resistance
prepared for the invasion of Normandy.
4. a. He imbibed a strong sense of Southern tradition from his grandmother.
b. No soda, thank you; I never imbibe sugary drinks.
c. She felt great urgency to imbibe as much of Rome as possible during her brief
visit.
d. I imbibed a few cookies to keep from starving before lunch.
5. a. Saline lake water is not potable.
b. Cucumbers preserved in a saline solution become pickles.
c. Although her saline interruptions irritated the speaker, they raised interesting
points.
d. Objects float more easily in saline waters.
6. a. Despite her mathematical precocity, she is socially immature.
b. Anthropologists have noted a trend toward precocious adolescence among South
Sea islanders.
c. Tutored by his father, English philosopher John Stuart Mill had the precocious
ability to translate Greek at the age of four.
d. Because the souffle was still precocious when removed from the oven, it fell into
a soggy mass.
7. a. After my low test scores, I have no delusions about becoming valedictorian.
b. Only delusions of grandeur could lead a beginner like her to challenge a grand
master in chess.
c. Extreme desert heat can create an optical delusion known as a Fata Morgana.
d. You are deluded if you think I'm going to lend you my new sweater.
