Vocabulary Tests [ 40 ] Test Forty

40 - ] Vocabulary Tests

 

Test Forty

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

Captain Ahab was obsessed with killing the white whale Moby Dick . He abandoned all other interests in this blind pursuit that eventually cost many lives .

1 . ( A ) excessively preoccupied ( B ) mildly interested

( C ) disgusted ( D ) entertained                                             1 . --------------------

Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness tells of the unchecked rapacity of European ivory traders in Africa . Traders who originally entered the jungle with good intentions ended up enslaving or murdering the native population for the sake of stealing more and more ivory .

2 . ( A ) humanity ( B ) religious feelings ( C ) willingness to take what one wants by force

( D ) tendency to commit mall injustices .                                    2. --------------------

First Sean shoved an entire sandwich in his mouth . Then he washed it down with a quart of milk and a pint of ice-cream . Such gluttonous behavior might be acceptable for someone who has not eaten for days , but Sean had eaten breakfast just an hour before .

3 . ( A ) lovable ( B ) greedy about food and drink

( C ) childish ( D ) dangerous                                                          3 . ---------------------

After the radio station offered free rock-concert tickets to the first one hundred callers , the switchboard was inundated with calls . Even after the station announced that all the tickets were gone , the calls continued for hours .

4 . ( A ) annoyed ( B ) deceived

( C )  embarrassed ( D ) flooded                                                        4. ---------------------

When the owner’s profligate son took over the business , he bought a new office building , put all his friends on the payroll , hired a chauffeur to drive him around in a limousine , and took several long vacations . The business went bankrupt in six months .

5 . ( A ) recklessly wasteful ( B ) clever

( C )  excessively careful ( D ) popular                                                5 . -----------------

The landlord , motivated by pure avarice in dealing with tenants , constantly raised the rents and absolutely refused to make any repairs on the shabby apartments .      

6 . ( A ) strict morality ( B ) secret desires  

( C ) strong desire for wealth ( D ) concern for the less fortunate    6 . -----------------

In Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol , Mr. Scrooge is portrayed as the embodiment of parsimony . He pays his employees as little as possible and resents giving them time off , even for Christmas . 

7 . ( A ) generosity ( B ) holiday spirit

( C ) ignorance about money matters ( D ) stinginess                        7 . ---------------- 

From a distance the swamp looked quiet enough , but in reality it was replete with mosquitoes , alligators , and every imaginable kind of snake .     

8 . ( A ) filled to abundance ( B ) decorated

( C ) designed ( D ) enlarged                                                                  8 . ----------------

Jake regretted the intemperate words he had spoken to his mother that morning . There was simply no excuse for yelling such things at someone who was only trying to help .

9 . ( A ) confusing ( B ) strong and unrestrained

( C ) kind and gentle  ( D ) wise and intelligent                                     9 . ----------------

The remorse of a prodigal child is a favorite theme in literature . In such stories , a parent welcomes home a long-lost son or daughter who has spent his or her inheritance foolishly . Meanwhile , the other children , who have faithfully remained at home , feel they are being slighted .

10 . ( A ) industrious ( B ) curious

( C ) elderly  ( D ) recklessly extravagant                                               10 . ----------------

Answer Key

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

2- ] Each question below includes 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 . MORBID ( A ) unhappy ( B )

( C ) calm ( D ) unhealthy                                                1 . ------------------

2 . INUNDATE ( A ) imitate ( B ) mark permanently

( C ) flood ( D ) undated                                                   2 .------------------

3 . AVARICE ( A ) greed ( B ) good advice

( C ) generosity ( D ) patience                                           3 . ----------------

4 . INCHOATE ( A ) physically weak ( B ) in an early stage

( C ) easily digested ( D ) interesting                                 4 . ---------------- 

5 .  POSTMORTEM ( A ) sturdy ( B ) shocking

( C ) delayed ( D ) done after death                                   5 . ---------------

6 . INTEMPRATE ( A ) temporary ( B ) excessive

( C ) calm and relaxed ( D ) greatly reduced                     6 . ---------------

7 . IMMORTALIZE ( A ) make unforgettable ( B ) protect

( C ) cut in equal parts ( D ) push under                            7 . ---------------

8 . STEADFAT ( A ) without nourishment ( B ) unable to be replaced

( C ) loyal and steady ( D ) doubtful                                    8 . -----------------

9  . MORDANT ( A ) bitingly painful ( B ) ignorant

( C ) morally corrupt ( D ) magical                                       9 . ----------------

10 . VARIABLE ( A ) listless ( B ) concealed

( C ) changeable ( D ) admirable                                          10 . ---------------

11 . VIE ( A ) deceive ( B ) observe from a distance

( C ) secretly destroy ( D ) compete for superiority            11 . ----------------

12 . MORTIFY ( A ) set in concrete ( B ) cause shock or humiliation

( C ) use as security for a loan ( D ) commit a serious sin  12 . ----------------

13 . RAPACITY ( A ) willingness to take by force  ( B ) remarkable speed

( C ) nischievous rascal ( D ) desire to learn                         13 . -----------------

14 . OBSESS( A ) reverse the direction ( B ) preoccupy one’s mind

( C ) infect ( D ) injure wrongfully                                          14 . ---------------

15 . MORBUND ( A ) delicious ( B ) memorable

( C ) plentiful ( D ) near death                                                  15 . --------------

16 . REPLETE ( A ) repeated regularly ( B ) overflowing  

( C ) lacking ( D ) dangerous                                                      16 . --------------

17 . PROFLIGATE ( A ) wasteful ( B ) profitable  

( C ) wealthy ( D ) insecure                                                          17 . ---------------

18. MORTUARY ( A ) type of sculpture ( B ) place to keep dead bodies

( C ) moneylender ( D ) monument                                              18 . ----------------

19 . UNWARY ( A ) unused ( B ) straight

( C ) inspired ( D ) careless                                                            19 . -----------------

20 . INDELIBLE ( A ) unproven ( B ) easily bent

( C ) permanent ( D ) unintentional                                              20 . ----------------

21 . REMORSE ( A ) sorrow  ( B ) serious crime

( C ) joy ( D ) doubt                                                                         21 . ---------------

22 . AMORTIZE ( A ) destroy ( B ) deceive

( C ) pay a debt in installments ( D ) purify with heat                  22 . ----------------

23 . PLUMB ( A ) drain ( B ) examine closely

( C ) throw into place ( D ) type of fruit                                          23 . ----------------

24 . PRISTINE ( A ) prison system ( B ) pure

( C ) private ( D ) corrupt                                                                     24 .-----------------

25 . PARSIMONY ( A ) religious belief ( B ) marriage

( C ) stinginess ( D ) official residence                                                  25 . ----------------

Answer Key

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

15 . D 16 . B 17 . A 18 . B 19 . D 20 . C 21 . A 22 . C 23 . B 24 . B 25 . C