Question

Because of her __phobia, Martha will walk up twenty floors to avoid taking an elevator.

a) anonymous
b) apprehensive
c) prominent
d) arrogant

The unsigned letter to the editor was not published because it was the newspaper's policy never to print __anonymous letters.
a) anonymous
b) apprehensive
c) prominent
d) arrogant

Since I didn't eat all day, I began to feel __acute hunger pains in my stomach by early evening.
a) anonymous
b) apprehensive
c) prominent
d) acute

The secretary to the president of the company behaves in a very __arrogant way. She thinks she's more important than the other secretaries.
a) anonymous
b) apprehensive
c) prominent
d) arrogant

Kendra was so popular that each year she was the __recipient of dozens of Valentines.
a) bestow
b) recipient
c) donor
d) prudent

When he retires, the biology professor will __bestow on the school his collection of animal skeletons.
a) bestow
b) recipient
c) donor
d) prudent

"Your decision to wait to marry until after graduation __seems to me," Devan's father said, pleased that his son was acting so wisely.
a) bestow
b) recipient
c) donor
d) prudent

Cliff became more and more __apprehensive about his driver's test. He was afraid he'd forget to signal, fail to park correctly, or even get into an accident.
a) anonymous
b) apprehensive
c) prominent
d) arrogant

Because the new tax laws limit certain deductions, art museums have fewer __donors.
a) bestow
b) recipient
c) donor
d) prudent

The most __prominent plants in Dwayne's garden are giant lilies. Some of them are eight feet tall.
a) bestow
b) recipient
c) donor
d) prudent

Answer 1

The answers provided are specifically chosen to fit the context presented in the student's English vocabulary assignment, ensuring correct usage based on the definitions of the words.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answers to fill in the blanks for the provided student's English vocabulary assignment are:

1. Because of her apprehensive phobia, Martha will walk up twenty floors to avoid taking an elevator.
2. The unsigned letter to the editor was not published because it was the newspaper's policy never to print anonymous letters.
3. Since I didn't eat all day, I began to feel acute hunger pains in my stomach by early evening.
4. The secretary to the president of the company behaves in a very arrogant way. She thinks she's more important than the other secretaries.
5. Kendra was so popular that each year she was the recipient of dozens of Valentines.
6. When he retires, the biology professor will bestow on the school his collection of animal skeletons.
7. "Your decision to wait to marry until after graduation seems prudent to me," Devan's father said, pleased that his son was acting so wisely.
8. Cliff became more and more apprehensive about his driver's test. He was afraid he'd forget to signal, fail to park correctly, or even get into an accident.
9. Because the new tax laws limit certain deductions, art museums have fewer donors.
10. The most prominent plants in Dwayne's garden are giant lilies. Some of them are eight feet tall.