Vocabulary Tests
Test Eleven
1- ] Decide which definition best
completes the sentence . Write the letter for your choice on the answer line .
1 . If a department store promised to expedite your
order , you would expect it ------------------
( A ) to be
replaced ( B ) to arrive quickly
( C ) to be damaged
( D ) to be delayed 1
. ---------------------
2 . A school with a mandatory entrance examination
would -----------------
( A ) be open to men only ( B ) test physical coordination
( C ) require applicants to pass a test ( D ) probably be
very strict 2 .
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3 . A country with a totalitarian form of government
would probably -----------------
( A ) hold regular elections ( B ) regulate the press
( C ) enjoy popular support ( D ) be run by religious
leaders 3 .
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4 . When listening to a plaintive song , the
audience might ---------------------
( A ) cry ( B ) laugh
( C ) suddenly stand up ( D ) feel embarrassed
4. ------------------
5 . In which of these would you be most likely to encounter
a bureaucracy ?
( A ) a small family ( B ) a bedroom
( C ) the school playground ( D ) a large government
agency 5 .
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6 . A sovereign nation is one that
------------------
( A ) is free and independent ( B ) has a king or queen
( C ) is occupied by a foreign power ( D ) invades another nation 6 . -------------------
7 . If a bookkeeper tries to manipulate the numbers
in a company’s records , he or she is attempting to ------------------ them .
( A ) alter or change
( B ) double check
( C ) destroy ( D )
erase
7 . -------------------
8 . If you traverse a soccer field , you
------------ it .
( A ) measure ( B )
inspect
( C ) change ( D )
walk across
8 . -----------------
9 . If one country has dominion of another , it
----------------- it .
( A ) borders on ( B
) rules
( C ) has a low opinion of
( D ) fears 9
. -----------------
10 . Someone who brags about his or her pedigree might
------------------
( A ) claim to have met the president ( B ) say his dog
just won a blue ribbon
( C ) claim his grandfather was royalty ( D ) be
arrested 10
. --------------
Answer Key
1 .B 2 . C 3 . B 4 . A 5 . D 6 . A 7 . A 8 . D 9 . B 10 . C
2- ] Each
question below include a word in capital letters , followed by five words or
phrases . Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the
word in capital letters. Write the letter for your answer on the line provided
.
1 . ABRIDGE ( A ) restrict (
B ) prolong
( C ) join ( D ) cancel
1 .
--------------------
2 . MALADY ( A ) tune ( B )
quiet
( C ) evil intent ( D )
illness
2 . --------------------
3 . LUCRATIVE ( A ) foolish (
B ) ridiculous
( C ) profitable ( D ) easily disposed of
3 . -------------------
4 . ACCRUE ( A ) trim ( B ) grow
( C ) accuse ( D ) watch closely
4 . ------------------
5 . BENIGN ( A ) kind ( B ) generous
( C ) simple ( D ) enlarged
5 . ------------------
6 . CREED ( A ) belief ( B ) give up
( C ) credit ( D ) money 6
. ------------------
7 . INDEFATIGABLE ( A )
undefeated ( B ) tireless
( C ) slender ( D ) cheerful
7 . ------------------
8 . BENEDICATION ( A )
addiction ( B ) proverb
( C ) blessing ( D ) inheritance
8 . -----------------
9 . LIQUIDATE ( A ) melt ( B ) settle accounts
( C ) appear in court ( D ) seal 9
. -----------------
10 . CHARACTER ( A ) personal qualities ( B ) opinion
( C ) type of myth ( D ) facial expression
10 . -----------------
11 . MALAISE ( A ) suggestion
( B ) violence
( C ) type of food ( D ) uneasiness
11 . -----------------
12 . COLLATERAL ( A ) throw back ( B ) gigantic
( C ) security for a
loan ( D ) high rate of interest 12 .
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13 . MALIGNANT ( A ) harmful or evil ( B ) easily bent
( C ) believable ( D ) remorseful
13 . ------------------
14 . GALVANIZE ( A ) harden ( B ) move to action
( C ) decay ( D ) measure
14 . -------------------
15 . PECUNIARY ( A ) financial ( B ) small
( C ) place where birds are
kept ( D ) risky 15 . ------------------
Answer Key
1 . A 2. D 3 . C 4. B 5 . A
6. A 7 . B 8 . C 9 . B 10 . A 11 . D 12 . C 13 . A 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 . usury a . a group that
tries to control the price of a product
1 . ----------------
2 . benevolent b . to examine and
verify 2 .
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3 . indemnify c . a quality that
attracts followers 3 .
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4 . audit d . excessive
interest on a loan 4 .
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5 . malign e . desiring to do
good
5 . ---------------
6. charisma f . to protect from
loss or damage 6 .
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7 . renown g . to prevent from
achieving a goal
7 . ---------------
8 . frustrate h . to slander 8
. ----------------
9 . cartel I honor or
fame
9 . ---------------
10 . benefactor j a person who has given
money or help 10
. -------------
Answer Key
1 .d 2 . e 3 . f 4 . b 5 . h 6. c 7 . I 8 . g 9 . a 10 .
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