Question

Which sentence uses the
underlined vocabulary word
incorrectly?
A. The room was too hot to esteem the
crowd that had gathered to hear his farewell
speech.
B. What could possibly be his next exploit
after this last great scientific discovery?
C. The organization was filled with hypocrisy,
with leaders only pretending to help others.
D. He made a resolution that he would work
as hard as he possibly could to earn his
success.

Answer 1

A. The room was too hot to esteem the crowd that has gathered to hear his farewell speech.
Esteem in verb form means “respect and admire” or “consider or deem”, and is therefore out of place in the sentence. A better word might be contain, as the sentence would then be expressing that the room was too hot to hold the crowd effectively.