1. After the scandal, the minister was politically ________, exposed to attack from all sides.

A. invincible
B. vulnerable
C. impregnable
D. immune

2. People with weak immune systems are more ________ to infection.

A. insurmountable
B. formidable
C. susceptible
D. instrumental

3. Years of experience made her almost ________ criticism.

A. susceptible to
B. vulnerable to
C. immune to
D. remiss about

4. At first, the debt appeared ________, but careful planning changed everything.

A. invincible
B. insurmountable
C. discernible
D. obsolete

5. The castle’s thick walls made it virtually ________.

A. ruthless
B. invulnerable
C. impregnable
D. predominant

6. He faced a ________ rival with years of experience.

A. formidable
B. absurd
C. swollen
D. obsolete

7. After years of victory, the champion believed himself ________.

A. remiss
B. invincible
C. susceptible
D. discernible

8. Through determination, she managed to ________ every obstacle.

A. consolidate
B. surmount
C. plunder
D. deteriorate

9. The company moved to ________ its operations under one department.

A. speculate
B. consolidate
C. deter
D. amend

10. The invading army began to ________ the city’s resources.

A. acclaim
B. plunder
C. surmount
D. discern

11. The city struggled to cope with the sudden ________ of refugees.

A. threshold
B. advent
C. influx
D. demise

12. Without maintenance, the building will continue to ________.

A. prevail
B. deteriorate
C. consolidate
D. speculate

13. The film was widely ________ by critics.

A. remiss
B. acclaimed
C. dreaded
D. obsolete

14. I ________ an old diary while reorganizing my desk.

A. discerned
B. stumbled upon
C. speculated about
D. made amends for

15. It was hard to ________ his expression in the dim light.

A. discern
B. surmount
C. amend
D. prevail

16. There was a ________ improvement in her confidence.

A. predominant
B. discernible
C. ruthless
D. absurd

17. ________, all visitors must sign in at reception.

A. Hereafter
B. Predominantly
C. Instrumental
D. Obsolete

18. She is highly ________, aiming to become CEO before forty.

A. ruthless
B. ambitious
C. remiss
D. immune

19. His work left a lasting ________ on modern architecture.

A. incentive
B. legacy
C. entitlement
D. threshold

20. The dictator’s ________ tactics silenced opposition.

A. absurd
B. ruthless
C. blistering
D. swollen