If you say something ______, or harshly bitter, to someone, it can leave a bitter taste in your own mouth that lingers. (A) accurate (B) acerbic (C) absurd (D) academic
SLA, meaning second language ______, received a large amount of attention from researchers who cared about how language is learned. (A) deposition (B) retention (C) modification (D) acquisition
Could you please open the window? The room is filled with the ______ smell of tobacco. It smells like hell! (A) adequate (B) achieve (C) awesome (D) acrid
A(n) ______ is an entertainer who performs difficult physical acts such as jumping and balancing, especially in a circus. (A) acrimony (B) acrobat (C) asshole (D) acumen
Someone who is ______ is quick and skilful in their thoughts, behaviour, or actions. In other words, we can describe him or her to be adept. (A) adorn (B) adjourn (C) adroit (D) adulate
The Avira Professional Security, also known as “the little red umbrella” by Taiwanese customers, is able to keep my PC under the ______ of Internet virus. (A) aerate (B) aegis (C) aesthete (D) adulate