Vocabulary Tests
Test Ten
1- ]
Decide which definition best completes the sentence . Write the letter for your
choice on the answer line .
1. If you see an omen ,
you --------------
( A ) get a sign that
something is going to happen ( B ) are watching an evil ritual
( C ) are bewitched ( D ) are reading the last words of a prayer
1 . ----------------
2 . A malicious smile
suggests a --------------- attitude .
( A ) charming ( B ) tasteful
( C ) mean ( D ) casual
2 . ---------------
3 . Someone with a gaunt appearance
would be -------------
( A ) short but husky ( B )
thin and bony
( C ) angry ( D )
serious
3 . --------------
4 . If you meet your nemesis
, you run into someone you ---------------
( A ) do not remember ( B )
dislike
( C ) cannot defeat ( D )
enjoy being with 4 .
---------------
5 . If a group of people boycott
a meeting , they ----------------
( A )refuse to attend ( B )
take it over
( C ) disrupt it ( D )
exclude women 5 .
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6. A maudlin person
might often be seen --------------
( A ) sleeping peacefully ( B
) looking for a fight
( C ) praying ( D )
crying
6 . --------------
7 . A club with procrustean
rules for membership would -----------------
( A ) be very expensive ( B )
ignore individual differences
( C ) be popular with the
wealthy ( D ) probably be illegal
7 . ------------
8 . A docile pet would
be ---------------
( A ) kept away from children
( B ) easily managed
( C ) hard to control ( D )
large and muscular 8 . -------------
9 . If a famous athlete wants
to be incognito in public , she / he desires ----------
( A ) her / his identity to
be unknown ( B ) a great deal of attention
( C ) to be ignored ( D ) to
be warm and friendly to her/ his admirers 9 .---------
10 . If someone states a paradox
, he ------------
( A ) says something with two
meanings ( B ) is probably a mathematician ( C ) is guilty of deceit ( D ) is
making a contradictory statement that seems true 10 . ----------
11 , When a storm subside ,
it ---------------
( A ) move rapidly away ( B )
breaks into parts
( C ) becomes less active ( D
) increases in violence 11 .
----------------
12 . A cherished memory
will ---------------
( A ) never be forgotten ( B
) be held dear
( C ) be the source of grief
( D ) be kept secret 12.
-----------------
13 . Your mentor would
be --------------
( A ) a trusted advisor ( B )
an unconquered enemy
( C ) a secret admirer ( D )
a rival or competitor 13 .
-----------------
14 . If you found yourself mesmerized
by something , you would be ---------------
( A ) confused ( B )
fascinated
( C ) annoyed ( D )
fooled
14 . ---------------
15 . An agnostic is
one who ------------
( A ) devotes himself to
serving others ( B ) lives a life of strict discipline ( C ) is knowledgeable
about agriculture ( D ) believes we can never know if God exists 15 . --------------
Answer Key
1 . A 2 . C 3 . B 4 . C 5. A
6. D 7 . B 8 . B 9 . A 10 . D 11 . C 12. B 13 . A 14. B 15 . D
2 - ]
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. charity a. wrapping for a dead
person or anything that conceals 1
----------------
2 . perish b. requiring great
strength
2 ---------------
3 . bedlam c . to die or be
destroyed 3 ---------------
4. diagnose d . an independent thinker ,
nonconformist 4
--------------
5 . indoctrinate e . noisy confusion
5 --------------
6 . quixotic f . staying faithful to
established beliefs
6 ---------------
7 . maverick g . kindness and love in
judging others
7 ---------------
8 . shroud h . idealistic but
foolish
8 ------------------
9 . orthodox I to identify a disease
9 -----------------
10 . herculean j . to teach a certain act of
principles
10 -----------------
Answer key
1. g 2. c 3
. e 4 . i 5 . j
6 . h 7 . d 8
. a 9 . f 10 b
3- ] 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 . INDIGENOUS
( A ) native ( B ) careful
( C )
poor ( D ) industrious
1 . --------------------
2 .
SYNTHESIS ( A ) illegal act ( B ) combination
( C )
artificial ( D ) systematic
2 . ------------------
3 .
DESPOT ( A ) railroad station ( B )
outlaw
( C ) tyrant
( D ) regulation
3 . --------------------
4 .
MANDATE ( A ) authorization ( B )
amendment
( C )
tropical fruit ( D ) historic event 4 .
------------------
5.
USURP ( A ) seize illegally ( B ) inhale
deeply
( C )
attack ( D ) consume
5 . -------------------
6 .
IMPEDIMENT ( A ) importance ( B ) type
of vehicle
( C )
foundation ( D ) obstacle
6 . ------------------
7 .
AUTONOMY ( A ) automatic ( B ) independence
( C )
royal decree ( D ) dictatorship 7 . ------------------
8 .
RUTHLESS ( A ) ancient ( B ) benevolent
( C )
cruel ( D ) plain and simple 8 . ------------------
9 .
QUELL ( A ) to quiet ( B ) writing
instrument
( C )
to overthrow ( D ) to confuse
9 . -------------------
10 .
VALIDATE ( A ) to value ( B ) to prove correct
( C )
to elect to office ( D ) to assist
10 . -----------------
11 .
SEDITION ( A ) withdrawal ( B ) drugged
state
( C )
negotiation ( D ) rebellious
behavior
11 . -----------------
12 .
REACTIONARY ( A ) very conservative ( B )
counterattack
( C )
progressive ( D ) old-fashioned
12 . ------------------
13 . PODIATRIST ( A ) architect ( B ) foot doctor
( C )
gloomy person ( D ) fortune
teller
13 . ------------------
14 .
ROBUST ( A ) sensible ( B ) weak
( C )
punctured ( D ) vigorous
14 . -------------------
15 .
COUNTERMAND ( A ) cancel ( B ) government clerk
( C )
conceal ( D ) official document
15 . -------------------
Answer
Key
1 . A
2. B 3 . C 4 . A 5. A 6 . D 7 . B 8 . C 9 . A 10 . B 11 . D 12 . A 13 . B 14 .
D 15 . A
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