Vocabulary Tests , Test Fifteen

Vocabulary Tests

 

Test Fifteen

1 - ] Read the sentences or short passages below .Write the letter for the correct  definition of the underlined vocabulary word

1 . The manager was very busy , so my application got only a cursory  look .But the manager promised to study it carefully later .

( A ) thorough  ( B ) silent

( C ) quick  ( D ) humorous                                                                 1 . -------------------

2 . After long hours of argument and debate over the issues , union and management representatives reached an accord  . We can expect the strike to end soon .

( A ) destination  ( B ) impossible obstacle

( C ) victory  ( D ) harmonious agreement                                         2 . ------------------

3 . The police officer tried to get the protestors to stop interfering with traffic , but they refused . In the end the only recourse wasto arrest them .

( A ) source of help or aid   ( B ) foolish desire

( C ) college training  ( D ) thought or idea                                         3 . -----------------

4 . The proposal to build a toxic waste dump was a source of discord in the community . Some citizens wanted the jobs that would be created . Others feared that the dump would affect their health .

( A ) affection  ( B ) rope

( C ) angry disagreement  ( D ) economic activity                               4 . -------------------

5 . The dark clouds and high winds were precursors of the coming tornado .

( A ) forerunners  ( B ) proof

) C ) cause for swearing  ( D ) enemies                                                  5 . -------------------

6 . The class was being taught to use a cursive style of writing instead of printing each letter .

( A ) foreign  ( B ) clever

( C ) impossible  ( D ) having letters run together                                  6 . ---------------------

7 . It is easy to take notes on Ms. Tom’s lectures because her presentation is always very focused and direct . Mr. Todd’s lectures , on the other hand , are quite discursive . I never know what he will say next .

( A ) disgusting  ( B ) discouraging

( C ) wide-ranging rambling  ( D ) ordinary                                            7 . -------------------

8 . Because of Olga’s history of cardiac problems , the doctor advised her not to over-exercise .

( A ) related to the heart  ( B ) financial

( C ) digestive  ( D ) family                                                                          8 . -----------------

9 .Jack missed his old neighborhood . Ever since his family moved , he had recurrent dreams about the school and the friends he left behind .

( A ) frightening  ( B ) happening repeatedly

( C ) water-related  ( D ) distracting                                                             9 . ---------------

10 . Since we had been such good friends for many years , I was not surprised by her cordial welcome .

( A ) hostile  ( B ) insincere

( C ) awkward  ( D ) warm and friendly

Answer Key

1 . C 2 . D 3 . A 4 . C 5 . A 6 . D 7 . C 8 . A 9 . B 10 . D

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 2- ] Each question below include a word in capital letters , followed by four 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 . LONGEVITY ( A )  lengthy illness ( B ) scientific theory

( C ) long life  ( D ) easily stretched                                                               1 . --------------------

2 . OUTLANDISH  ( A ) normal  ( B ) foreign

( C ) silly  ( D ) outstanding                                                                             2 . ------------------

3 . ERRANT ( A ) wandering  ( B ) characterized by many errors

( C ) peculiar  ( D ) elderly                                                                               3 . ------------------

4 . CONFOUND ( A ) confuse  ( B ) mix together

( C ) discover  ( D ) arrange                                                                             4 . ------------------

5 . INTACT ( A ) careful  ( B ) fastened firmly                                            

( C ) interesting  ( D ) undamaged                                                                   5 . -----------------

6 . SUBJECTIVE ( A )  main topic  ( B ) personal

( C ) underwater object  ( D ) illegal                                                                6 . -----------------

7 . ANOMALY ( A ) something not normal ( B ) related to the body

( C ) misnamed  ( D ) liveliness                                                                         7 . --------------------

8 . INCONGRUOUS ( A ) grooved  ( B ) related to Congress

( C ) unsuited  ( D ) appropriate                                                                       8 . -----------------------

9 . HALE ( A ) frozen rain  ( B ) vigorous

( C ) ill-tempered  ( D ) spiritual or saintly                                                       9 . --------------------

10 . SANCTION ( A ) holy place  ( B ) to restrain

( C ) to calm or relax  ( D ) to authorize                                                            10 . -------------------

11 . MILITANT ( A ) aggressive in defending a cause  ( B ) member of the armed service

( C ) very small portion  ( D ) one who studies military strategy                   11 . -------------------

121 .DEVIATE ( A ) to consume  ( B ) to devise

( C ) to guard against  ( D ) to depart from the expected                                   12 . ---------------------

13 . CONJECTURE ( A ) a guess  ( B ) an overcrowded condition

( C ) rejection  (D ) a combination or association                                                13 . --------------------

14 . TACT  ( A ) type of fastener  ( B ) vulgarity

( C ) grace and diplomacy  ( D ) unharmed                                                          14 . --------------------

15 . TANGIBLE  ( A )  real and concrete   ( B ) unusual

( C ) vague and abstract   ( D ) tasty                                                                       15 . --------------------

16 . ADJACENT  ( A ) thoroughly hopeless  ( B ) near

( C ) far removed  ( D ) adjustable                                                                            16 . ------------------

17 . ERRATIC  ( A ) a wanderer  ( B ) predictable

( C )  inconsistent  ( D ) mistaken                                                                              17 . ------------------

18 . RELEGATE  ( A ) a representative  ( B ) to banish

( C ) related to current interests  ( D ) to narrate                                                    18 . ------------------

19 . SERENE  ( A ) calm and peaceful  ( B ) shrill and piercing

( C ) heavenly  ( D ) nervous and agitated                                                                 19 . -----------------

20 . CONTINGENT  ( A ) repeated regularly and frequently  ( B ) depending on certain conditions( C ) side by side  ( D ) satisfied and content                                                            20 . ----------------        

21 . PREEMINENT ( A ) church official  ( B )  preferred

( C ) someone claiming knowledge of the future  ( D ) superior to all others          21 . ----------------

22 . ABERRANT  ( A ) disgusting and repulsive  ( B ) simple

( C ) not normal  ( D ) abandoned                                                                              22 . ------------------

23 . FEISTY  ( A ) lazy  ( B ) easily fooled

( C ) frisky and full of spirit  ( D ) young                                                                   23 . ------------------

24 . CONTIGUOUS  ( A ) joined  ( B ) constant

( C ) slippery  ( D ) contradictory                                                                              24 . -------------------

25 . ANNALS   ( A ) books published once a year  ( B ) chronological record of events

( C ) to cancel  ( D ) place to deposit items                                                               25 . ------------------

Answer Key

1 .C 2. C 3 . A 4 . A 5 . D 6 . B 7 . A 8 . C 9 . B 10 . D 11 .A 12 .D 13 . A 14 . C 15 . A 16 . B

17 . C 18 . B 19 . A 20 . B 21 . D 22 . C 23 . C 24 . A 25 . B     

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 .  emissary          a . steal a small amount                                 1 . -------------------

2 . scourge             b . shade of color                                            2 . -------------------

3 . hue                    c . constant                                                      3 . -------------------

4 . clemency           d . send                                                            4 . -------------------

5 . missive              e . representative                                            5 . -------------------

6 . pilfer                 f . take by force                                               6 . -------------------

7 . extort                g . cause of suffering                                       7 . -------------------

8 . transmit            h . declare innocent                                         8 . ------------------

9 . unremitting      i  . letter                                                            9 . ------------------

10 . exonerate        j . mercy                                                         10 . ------------------

Answer Key

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