42 - ] Vocabulary Tests
Test Forty Two
1-
] Read the sentences or short passages . Write the letter for the best answer
to each question on the line provided
Horace Pippin had one of the most implausible careers
in the history of twentieth-century art .
1 . Which word or words could best replace
( A ) not noticeable ( B ) difficult to believe
( C ) unwise ( D ) irritating 1 .
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The somber palette and emphasis on weapons and confrontation
suggests that Horace Pippin was summarizing his response to the devastation
of modern warfare rather than evoking specific memories of combat .
2 . A confrontation can best be described as
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( A ) moral obligation ( B ) amendment to a contract
( C ) conflict ( D ) hopeless maneuver 2
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Although Pippin subsequently abandoned such heavy
layering , he continued to rely on scrupulously textured pigment ,
especially for foliage , textiles , and atmospheric effects .
3 . Which word or words could best replace scrupulously
?
( A ) conscientiously and exactly ( B ) dutifully
( C ) temporarily ( D ) physically 3 . ----------------------
Pippin’s representations of African life are
considered to be the apogee of his achievements as a painter who was
attentive to popular culture .
4 . An apogee can best be described as
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( A ) unrealistic
expectation ( B ) crucial circumstance
( C ) high point ( D ) lifelike portrayal 4 .-----------------------
Culling images
from magazines , films , and illustrated calendars , he committed vignettes of
family life and seasonal activities to wood panels from doors , tables , or
furniture cases .
5 . Which word or words could best replace culling
?
( A ) selecting ( B ) discarding
( C ) building ( D ) ignoring 5 . -------------------
6 . A vignette can best be described as a / an
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( A ) insult ( B ) alternative to painting
( C ) formal portrait ( D ) short scene or incident 6
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A humble charm suffuses these memorable scenes
, alive with detail down to each lacy edge of a doily and every braid of a rag
rug .
7 . Which word or words could best replace suffuses
?
( A ) ruins ( B ) reverses
( C ) spreads through ( D ) reduces in intensity 7 . ---------------------
Museum of Modern Art’s traveling exhibition of
so-called native ,or primitive , art .
8 . Which word or words could best replace primitive
?
( A ) happening regularly ( B ) suitable ( C ) simple
and unsophisticated ( D ) complex and sophisticated
8 . --------------------
Unfortunately , his fame was transient .
9 . Something that is transient can best be
described as ----------------
( A ) extraordinary ( B ) of brief duration
( C ) intensely felt ( D ) unexpected 9 .
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In his short but extraordinary career , this
self-taught painter exalted the commonplace and commemorated his unique
vision of history , nature , and people .
10 . Which word or words could best replace exalted
?
( A ) elevated
( B ) substituted
( C ) developed gradually ( D ) concealed 10 . ---------------
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 . ADVOCATE ( A ) annoy ( B ) empty
( C ) promote ( D ) warn 1
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2 . INVIDIOUS ( A ) disagreeable ( B ) transparent
( C ) charming ( D ) amazing 2
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3 . STAGNATE ( A ) accuse ( B ) instruct
( C ) praise ( D ) become motionless 3 . -----------------
4 . CATACLYSM ( A ) loud noises ( B ) catastrophe
( C ) animal sanctuary ( D ) steep cliff 4 . -----------------
5 . INTIMIDATE ( A ) frighten ( B ) suggest ( C ) become
very close with another person
( D ) deliver
5 .-------------------
6 . NUTRIMENT ( A ) nourishment ( B ) rock formation
( C ) seed ( D ) improvement
6.-------------------
7 . NOTORIOUS ( A ) saintly ( B ) decayed
( C ) famous for unfavorable reasons ( D ) secret 7 .-------------------
8 . IMPROVISE ( A ) improve greatly ( B ) move
cautiously
( C ) promise ( D ) perform without preparation 8 . ------------------
9 . HEYDAY ( A ) period of greatest success ( B )
harvest time ( C ) time of pain or disappointment ( D ) source of riches 9 .
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10 . EXPUNGE ( A ) soak up ( B ) erase
( C ) release ( D ) bounce 10 .
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11 . REDILECTION ( A ) type of election ( B ) rumor
( C ) tendency ( D ) taste for adventure 11 . ---------------
12 . WANE ( A ) decrease ( B ) trick
( C ) move without purpose ( D ) seek passionately 12
. ---------------
13 . ARABLE ( A ) likely to make mistakes ( B )
foreign
( C ) open or uncovered ( D ) fertile 13 . -----------------
14 . PROVIDENCE ( A ) divine control ( B ) storage
area for food
( C ) area of land ( D ) lengthy explanation 14 . ----------------
15 . VISAGE ( A ) home for a religious person ( B )
facial expression
( C ) invitation ( D ) official visit 15 .
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Answer Key
1 . C 2 . A 3 . D 4 . B 5 . A 6 . A 7 . C 8 . D 9 . A
10 . B 11 C 12 . A 13 .D 14 . A 15 . 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 . edifice a . dead and decaying organic
material 1 . -------------
2 . carnage b . insert in text 2 .
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3 . obliterate c . meat eater
3 . ------------
4 . perpetuate d . building
4 . -------------
5 . putrefaction e . erase without a trace 5 . -----------
6 . decimate f . embodied in human form 6 . ------------
7 . depredate g . cause to continue 7 .
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8 . carnivore h . corpses
8 . -----------
9 . interpolate i . ransack or rob 9 . ------------
10 . incarnate j . kill or destroy large
numbers 10 . -----------
Answer Key
1 . d 2. h 3 . e 4 . g 5 . a 6 . j 7 . i 8 . c 9 . b 10 . f
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