Vocabulary Tests - Test Eight ( 8 )

Vocabulary Tests ( 8 )

 

Test Eight

1 - ] Decide which word in parentheses best completes the sentence . Then write the sentence ,  adding the missing word .

1 . Before attempting to climb that steep mountain cliff , we must condition our bodies and ------------- our fear . ( evince , vanquish )     

2 . The sight of all those A’s and B’s on my report card -------------- that my long hours in the library had finally paid off . ( evinced , vanquished )

3 . The brothers never liked each other very much , but lately their relationship had turned utterly ---------------- ( fractricidal , genocidal )

4 . The -------------- actions of the South American dictator provoked the neighboring countries to put their armies on alert . ( bellicose , invincible )

5 . The reporter  provided a --------------- summary of the city council meeting .

( bellicose , concise )

6 . After the prime minister dissolved parliament , packed the court with his appointees , and cancelled elections , the United States declared it could no longer recognize such a ------------ form of government .( bureaucratic , totalitarian )

7 . By giving the president the right to revise the bill , the senators had allowed their authority to be ---------------- ( codified , usurped )

8 . The South refused to accept the authority of federal authorities , insisting that

------------------- lay with the individual states . ( bureaucracy , sovereignty )

9 .Her -----------attitude was predictable . She voted against every bill that would have reformed the election laws . ( bureaucratic , reactionary )

10 . The president declared he would not tolerate acts of terrorism , assassination , or any other ----------------- acts against the government . ( despotic , seditious )

Answer Key

1. vanquish 2 . evinced 3. fratricidal 4 . bellicose 5. concise 6 . totalitarian

7 . usurped 8 . sovereignty 9 . reactionary 10 . seditious

2 - ] Each question below includes a word in capital letters , followed by four words or phrases . Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters . Consider all choices before deciding on your answer . Write the letter for your answer on the line provided .

1 . IMMENSE ( A ) great ( B ) unimportant

( C ) angry ( D ) tiny                                               1 . ------------------------

2 . CURSORY ( A ) leisurely ( B ) thorough

( C ) manual ( D ) blessed                                        2 . ------------------------

3 . NONCHALANT ( A ) casual ( B ) chalant

( C ) concerned  ( D ) brave                                     3 . ------------------------

4 . CONVERGE ( A ) separate  ( B ) convert

( C ) resist  ( D ) reverse                                            4 . ------------------------

5 . THEORETICAL ( A ) religious  ( B ) practical

( C ) frequent ( D ) immoral                                      5. ------------------------

6 . DISCORD ( A ) agreement  ( B ) argument

( C ) musical  ( D ) sensible                                          6 . --------------------

7 . CLICHÉ  ( A ) slander  ( B ) unique remark

( C ) proverb  ( D ) wisdom                                         7 . --------------------

8 . CORDIAL  ( A ) friendly  ( B ) dazed

( C ) hostile  ( D ) remarkable                                      8 . --------------------

9 . NAÏVE  ( A ) intelligent  ( B ) nice

( C ) simple  ( D ) experienced                                      9 . --------------------

10 . GAUCHE  ( A ) refined  ( B ) clumsy

( C ) unusual  ( D ) familiar                                         10 . ------------------

11 . DESOLATE  ( A ) solid  ( B ) prosperous

( C ) foreign  ( D ) convenient                                       11 . ------------------

12 . CULMINATE  ( A ) initiate  ( B ) destroy

( C ) reward  ( D ) elevate                                              12 . -------------------

13 . BLASÉ  ( A ) extinguished  ( B ) difficult

( C ) injured  ( D ) excited                                              13 . -------------------

14 . POTPOURRI  ( A ) hodgepodge  ( B ) orderly arrangement

( C ) sober  ( D ) elaborate                                             14 . -------------------

15 . DISCURSIVE  ( A ) direct  ( B ) repulsive

( C ) appealing  ( D ) handwritten                                  15 . ------------------

Answer Key

1 . D 2. B 3. C 4 . A 5 . B 6 . A 7 . B 8 . C 9 . D 10 . A 11 . B 12 . A 13 . D 14 . B 15 . A

3 - ] Match the definition in Column B with the word in Column A . Write the letter for your choice on the answer line .

   Column A                   Column B

1. vicinity              a . pertaining to the heart                         1 . -----------------

2 . diverge             b . area or region                                       2 . ----------------

3 . entrepreneur    c . to meet at a certain time and place       3 . ----------------

4 . recurrent          d . one’s group of customers                     4 . ----------------

5 . rendezvous       e . to move in different directions              5 . ---------------

6 . cardiac              f . occurring again                                     6 . ---------------

7 . duration            g . method of entry                                   7 . ----------------

8 . precursor          h . length of time                                       8 . ---------------

9 . entrée                I . one who runs a business                        9 . ----------------               

10 . clientele           j .  forerunner                                             10 . ----------------

Answer Key

1 . b 2 . e 3 . I 4 . f 5 . c 6 . a 7 . h 8 . j 9 . g 10 . d