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Vocabulary Tests [ 68 ] Test Sixty Eight

68 - ] Vocabulary Tests 

 

Test Sixty Eight

1 - ] Approval and Disapproval

Supply the words asked for in the clues . The first one has been done for you

0 . What verb + preposition beginning with A means you have a favorable opinion of someone or something ?                                                                       0 . approve of

1 . A 9-letter adjective beginning with F and ending with -IC that describes your feelings about something wonderful .                                                               1 .-----------------------

2 . What verb beginning with B means saying who is responsible for doing something bad ? (5 letters)                                                                                                2 . ----------------------

3 . A plural noun of 15 letters beginning with C that you use to express your pleasure at someone’s success .                                                                                3 .---------------------

4 . What verb beginning with A means to clap your hands together to show approval ?

(7 letters)                                                                                                 4 .--------------------

5
. What adjective beginning with D describes someone or something unpleasant , or ‘not agreeable’ ? (12 letters)                                                                         5 .--------------------

6 . A 4-letter adjective beginning with K meaning ‘enthusiastic’ .    6 .-------------------

7 . What adjective beginning with S means ‘giving’ satisfaction’ ?

(10 letters)                                                                                                7 . --------------

8 . What adjective beginning with I and ending with T means ‘lacking knowledge’ ?

(10 letters)                                                                                                 8.--------------------

9 . A verb of 6 letters beginning with O and ending with E which means ‘act against’ someone or something .                                                                            9 . -----------------

10. An adjective of 6 letters beginning with B and ending with L meaning ‘very

cruel’ .                                                                                                        10 . ----------------

11 . The past participle of a verb beginning with E which tells us someone is admired and respected . (8 letters)                                                                                 11 . -----------------

12 . A 10-letter adjective beginning with I which you use to describe something that has impressed you .                                                                                           12 .------------------

13 . What verb beginning with D and ending with T means ‘dislike very much’ .

(6 letters )                                                                                                    13 .------------------

14 . When people go to a church they do something beginning with W .

(7 letters)                                                                                                     14.--------------------

15 . What 10-letter adjective beginning with C would you use to describe an arrangement that suits you ?                                                                                            15 .------------------

16 . What adjective beginning with P means ‘too valuable to be measured’ or ‘beyond price’ ? (9 letters)                                                                                        16 . ----------------

17 . A verb beginning with C is what you do when you express feelings of dissatisfaction .

(8 letters)                                                                                                       17 .-----------------

18 . An 8-letter adjective beginning with A for someone or something that is irritating .

                                                                                                                        18 .----------------

19 . This three-word noun beginning with ‘So’ is used in place of a swear word or describe someone unpleasant .                                                                                    19 .---------------

20 . What adjective beginning with A means that someone or something has great appeal ?

(10 letters)                                                                                                       20 .----------------

21 . What 5-letter adjective beginning with W means ‘mistaken’ ?              21 .-----------------

22 . What adjective beginning with C ending with N means ‘rough’ or ‘socially unacceptable’ ?(6 letters)                                                                                   22 . ----------------

Answer Key

1 . fantastic 2 . blame 3 . Congratulations ! 4 . applaud 5 . disagreeable 6 . keen

7 . satisfying 8 . ignorant 9 . oppose 10 . brutal 11 . esteemed 12. impressive .

13 . detest 14 . worship 15 . convenient 16 . priceless 17 . complain 18 . annoying

19. so-and-so 20. attractive 21 . wrong 22 . common

2 - ] Character and Reputation

Supply the best word or words

1 . People who are generally too concerned with their own thoughts to notice what is happening round them can be described as --------------

(A) abstracted (B) absent-minded (C) distracted

2 . A person whom other people admire has ---------------------

(A) great fame (B) an excellent reputation (C) good rumor (D) character

3 . A person who works seriously and with care --------------------

(A) is conscious (B) is conscientious (C) has conscience (D) has consciousness

4. A person who is well-known and has a good reputation is ------------------------

(A) notorious (B) famous (C) infamous

5. People who think only of themselves are ----------------------

(A) egoist (B) selfish (C) egotist

6. A person who is not distinguished in any way is ----------------------

(A) vulgar (B) common (C) ordinary

7. A person who reads and thinks a lot is ----------------------

(A) intellectual (B) spiritual (C) witty

8. A person who is easily annoyed or often in a bad mood is -----------------------

(A) nervous (B) tense (C) irritable

9. People who apply themselves seriously to their work are ------------------

(A) hardworking (B) laborious

10 .  People who are ‘full of life’ have a lot of -------------------

(A) liveliness (B) temperament

11 . People who have had a lot of practice at doing something are ----------------

(A) practical (B) practicable (C) practiced

12 . A person who is not very nice or friendly is ------------------

(A) disagreeable (B) unsympathetic

13. A person who has good sense and judgment is --------------------

(A) sensible (B) sensitive (C) conscious

14 . We can describe someone who is fond of sport as ------------------ .

(A) sporting (B) sportive (C) sporty

15. Beethoven was ----------------------

(A) a genie (B) a genius (C) genial

Answer Key

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

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