Vocabulary Tests - Test Thirty Five ( 35 )

Vocabulary Tests 

Test Thirty Five

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 .

You see it on television , billboards , buses , magazines , and blimps . Advertising is so pervasive in our society it would be a mistake to underestimate its influence .

1 . ( A ) offensive to good taste ( B ) thoroughly present

( C ) rare and unusual ( D ) often misunderstood                 1 . ----------------------

The ability to get and keep a good job seems to correlate with the education one has received . This is just one more reason to stay in school .
2 . ( A ) compete ( B ) eliminate , do away

( C ) have a relationship ( D ) have a corrupting influence     2 . ---------------------

Thanks to the strong tide and surface winds , the oil spill was quickly diffused  over a larger area of the ocean . Had the oil slick blown ashore , much wildlife would have been destroyed .
3 . ( A ) spread out ( B ) reported

( C )  confined to specific limits ( D ) mistakenly observed      3 .---------------------

To our surprise , the orange juice we bought had been adulterated with water and sugar . In addition to tasting bad , the juice lacked vitamins and other nutrients .
4 . ( A ) improved substantially by combining with other substances ( B ) spoiled through lack of refrigeration ( C ) mislabeled or confused ( D ) made impure by low-quality ingredients                                                                                                                4 . ------------------------ 

In order to protect the park from the noise and pollution that accompany large numbers of automobiles , visitors were required to park their cars in one of the lots located on the park’s periphery and hike to the interior .
5 . ( A ) center ( B ) surrounding area ( C ) carefully landscaped environment  ( D ) recreational and picnic area .                                                                  5.-----------------

Three marching bands , four floats , and a fire truck will coalesce to form the Fourth of July parade .
6 . ( A ) come together , unite ( B ) scatter

( C ) disappear  ( D ) face one another                             6 . ---------------------

The two small school districts decided to amalgamate . It was more efficient to operate a single ,large school system than two smaller systems .
7 . ( A ) compete in an open market ( B ) disintegrate entirely ( C ) mix or combine ( D ) subdivide into smaller units                                                              7 .--------------------

Finding a treatment for the new strain of flu was not enough . Information about the treatment had to be disseminated to doctors throughout the world before another outbreak occurred .
8 . ( A ) denied ( B ) sold

( C ) spread ( D ) translated                                            8 . ----------------------

Before the recycling truck would pick up our old newspapers , we had to secure them with a ligature to make them easier to handle and to keep them from blowing all over the neighborhood .                    
9 . ( A )  strong or forceful  lecture ( B ) illegal substance ( C ) quiet or comforting remark ( D ) something used to tie or bind                                         9 . --------------------

After the game , a mood of gloom and frustration permeated the locker room . All of the team members wondered quietly how they could have blown a 20-point halftime lead and lost the most important game of the year .
10 . ( A ) disappeared from ( B ) spread throughout

( C ) avoided ( D ) enthusiastically embraced .            10 . -------------------

Answer Key

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

2 . ] Decide which word in parentheses best completes the sentence . Then write the sentence , adding the missing word

1 . The critic claimed to have -------------- tastes in music . Some rock groups , he felt , were as talented as classical artists .

( eclectic , ecstatic )

2 . The president himself offered to deliver the ---------------at the war hero’s funeral .

( eulogy , euphemism )

3 . The university is sponsoring a -------------- on American foreign policy in Asia .

( colloquium , dictum )

4 . I will --------------------the words , and you will write them in your notebook .

( dictate , interdict )

5 . The king issued a / an ---------------- honoring Robin Hood and all his followers .

( colloquium , elocution )

6 . Lincoln was not known for his -----------------, so Edward Everett was asked to give the main speech at Gettysburg .

( colloquium , elocution )

7. The drug enforcement agencies play a important role in -------------- the entry of illegal drugs into the country .

( dictating , interdicting )

8 . Mt boss is so pompous that he doesn’t write a memo , he issues a -------------------.

( circumlocution , dictum )

9. A -------------- for fainting at the sight of blood would not be desirable for someone interested in a medical career .

( heresy , proclivity )

10. The Grimm brothers were not only collectors of fairy tales , they were also pioneers of modern --------------- with their German Dictionary .

( linguistics , palettes )

11 . The copies of the famous painting easily fooled the uninformed buyers , but the art expert found some -------------- differences between the copies and the original .

( dynamic , subtle )

12 . Combining English , Portuguese , German , Bengali , French , and Malayan , the --------English developed by British traders in China takes its name from the way the Chinese pronounced business - “bijin” .

( innate , pidgin )

13 . Katharine Hepburn’s ---------------- personality coupled with her colorful stories about those she worked with make the actress a fascinating subject for an interview .

( crucial , dynamic )

Answer Key

 1. eclectic 2 . eulogy 3 . colloquium 4 . dictate 5 . edict 6 . elocution 7 . interdicting

8 . dictum 9 . proclivity 10 . linguistics 11 . subtle 12 . pidgin 13 . dynamic

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 . correlate                   a . source of irritation or anger              1 . ------------------

2 . redress                      b . to spread throughout                          2 . ------------------

3 . obviate                       c . mercy killing                                        3 . ----------------

4 . eclectic                       d . remedy for a wrong                            4 . ----------------

5 . euthanasia                 e . to block out or cover                            5 . ---------------

6 . ecstatic                       f . untouchable                                          6 . ----------------

7 . provocation                g . prevent                                                 7 . ----------------

8 . diffuse                         h . to relate one thing to another            8. ----------------

9 . eclipse                          i overjoyed                                               9 . ----------------

10 . inviolable                   j . taken from several sources                10 .-----------------