Vocabulary Tests [ 44 ] Test Forty Four

44 - ] Vocabulary Tests

 Test Forty Four

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 .

W e were certain that the icy roads would impede our travel , so we left for the airport an hour early .

1 . ( A ) hasten ( B ) hinder

( C ) ignore ( D ) enhance                                    1 . ---------------------

Megan knew she had to finish her homework before class met on Monday , but as usual she had procrastinated . Once again she was doing her homework at midnight on Sunday.  

2 . ( A ) prepared carefully ( B ) offended others .

( C ) finished quickly ( D ) postponed until later  2. -----------------

For the two hours that the storm raged , we took shelter in the basement . When the wind and
rain finally began to abate , we were able to go outside and survey the damage .  

3 . ( A ) lessen ( B ) increase

( C ) move unpredictably ( D ) turn to the west .   3 . -----------------

The Peters decided to place their pets in a kennel while they were on vacation . Since many hotels and parks do not allow pets , the Peters did not wish to fetter themselves by bringing the animals.  

4 . ( A ) expand ( B ) shorten

( C ) restrict one’s freedom ( D ) explain                4 . ----------------- 

The automobile manufacturer refused to allow the reporter to photograph the new solar-powered car . If photographs appeared in the newspapers now , the car’s debut at the energy conference would be spoiled .

5 . ( A ) first public appearance ( B ) destruction

( C ) competition ( D ) remodeling                          5 .--------------------

Because Maria was a neophyte , she paid too much for the stamps . An experienced collector would have bargained for a better price .    

6 . ( A ) well-known expert ( B ) native ( C ) beginner ( D ) someone unable to make a decision                                                                      6 .------------------- 

Even though the two nations were discussing a peace treaty , the hostile behavior of the border guards was certain to precipitate a war .     

7 . ( A ) prevent ( B ) postpone indefinitely

( C ) make impossible ( D ) cause to happen            7 . -----------------

The cold , rainy weather inhibited the repair work on the cottage . The project will now take two more months to complete .   

8 . ( A ) held back ( B ) improved slightly

( C ) destroyed ( D ) moved from place to place       8 .------------------

Thinking the rescuers were going to harm his master , the growling dog thwarted all efforts to treat the injured hiker . 

9 . ( A )  improved ( B ) prevented

( C ) admired ( D ) ignored                                          9 . ----------------   

The retreating soldiers left behind their heavy weapons . In order to make a quick retreat , they could not be encumbered by unnecessary weight .

10 . ( A ) burdened ( B ) moved to action

( C ) joined together ( D ) deceived                             10 . --------------

Answer Key

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

 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 .

Everyone in class smiled broadly when Jack insisted that he had to take care of his sick cat over the weekend and therefore could not finish his homework . Jack had fabricated such excuses before , but this was the most ridiculous one we had ever heard .     

1 . ( A ) decided against ( B ) made up

( C ) rejected ( D ) enjoyed                                    1 . ------------------

Even though Mayor Ronald admitted that  his administration had made serious mistakes , he was re-elected by a sizable majority . Voters apparently admired her veracity more than they worried about a few honest mistakes .  

2. ( A ) deceptive statement ( B ) political connections

( C ) blunt behavior ( D ) truthfulness                   2.--------------------

As he approached the foul line , Ezra’s calm appearance and confident stride belied the nervousness he felt inside . If he missed this basket , the season would be over for the team .

3 . ( A ) contradicted ( B ) revealed

( C ) celebrated ( D ) exaggerated                           3 . ------------------

When Judge Walker learned that he had once met the defendant , he withdrew from the trial . Even though the lawyers were certain he would be fair , Judge walker’s probity would not allow even the appearance of bias .

4 . ( A ) integrity , honesty ( B ) meaningless gesture

( C ) clever trick ( D ) illegal activity                        4 . -------------------

It was just like Victor to come up with some artifice for getting out of helping us build the float . Not only did the cast on his arm have a zipper , the so-called broken bone healed the next day .

5 . ( A ) genuine problem or concern ( B ) helpful advice

( C ) crafty trick ( D ) emotional speech                     5 . ----------------------

Before the museum would agree to buy the painting , the dealer had to prove that it was a bona fide Rembrandt . Only an expert could distinguish between a true original and a good copy .   

6 . ( A ) imitation ( B ) colorful

( C ) inexpensive ( D ) genuine                                       6 . --------------------

The lecture on South American art was dreadfully boring , but I did not want to insult the speaker . So instead of yawning or staring at the ceiling , I feigned interest by appearing to take notes .

7 . ( A ) delayed ( B ) pretended

( C ) refused to accept ( D ) concealed                            7 . -------------------

When the star quarterback was injured in the first quarter , losing the game seemed a veritable certainty . he had scored all of the points in the last game .   

8 . ( A ) joyful ( B ) unusual

( C )  unquestionable ( D ) senseless                                8 . ------------------

Do not allow their cute appearance to beguile you into thinking they cannot harm you . Lion cubs have sharp claws that can cut very deeply .

9 . ( A ) deceive ( B ) amaze

( C ) enlighten ( D ) warn                                                   9 . -----------------

Just before the starting gun fired , Jason pointed to the sky and yelled , “Look out ! “ This was not the first time he had used such chicanery in an effort to win a blue ribbon .

10 . ( A ) sportsmanship ( B ) heroic effort

( C ) curiosity ( D ) trickery                                              10 .--------------------

Answer Key

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

3- ] 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 . BONA FIDE ( A ) well cooked ( B ) genuine

( C ) luxurious ( D ) plain                                1 . -----------------

2 . PROGENY ( A ) intelligence ( B ) tiny organisms

( C ) children ( D ) ancestors                          2 . ------------------

3 . BELIE ( A ) misrepresent ( B ) surprise

( C ) encourage ( D ) relax                               3 .-------------------

4 . ACCESSIBLE ( A ) undeniable ( B ) accidental

( C ) available ( D ) highly technical               4 . -----------------

5 . ELONGATE ( A ) press down ( B ) delay

( C ) enclose ( D ) lengthen                               5 . ----------------

6 . PIVOTAL ( A ) pointed ( B ) unusually strong

( C ) athletic ( D ) crucial                                  6 . ------------------

7 . GENRE ( A ) type ( B ) gentleness

( C ) prediction ( D ) argument                        7 . -----------------

8 . CONGENIAL ( A ) inherited ( B ) hostile

( C ) controversial ( D ) pleasant                      8 . ------------------

9 . FEIGN ( A ) offend ( B ) pretend

( C ) explain ( D ) capture                                  9 . ------------------

10 . HETEROGENEOUS ( A ) creative ( B ) identical

( C ) mixed ( D ) hesitant                                   10 . ----------------

11 . IMPART ( A ) allow ( B ) convey

( C ) remove ( D ) dismiss                                  11 . ---------------

12 . SALUTARY ( A ) rigid ( B ) celebrated

( C ) beneficial ( D ) unhealthy                          12 . ------------------

13 . GENERIC ( A ) general ( B ) sexual

( C ) corrupt ( D ) ancient                                  13 . ----------------  

14 . DERIVE ( A ) decide ( B ) obtain

( C ) ridicule ( D ) excuse                                    14 . ---------------

15 . VERACITY ( A ) bravery ( B ) common sense

( C ) false accusation ( D ) truthfulness              15 . ---------------

Answer Key

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

Vocabulary Tests { 43 } , Test Forty Three

43 - ] Vocabulary Tests

 

Test Forty Three

1- ] Read the sentences or short passages . Write the letter for the best answer to each question on the line provided

Somewhere , far below the deceptively placid turquoise waters off the Cyman Islands ,lies an important piece of history .

1 . Placid means ----------------

( A) dangerous ( B ) transparent

( C ) smelling like fish ( D ) calm                             1 .------------------

Although the wrecks of the British frigate HMS Convert and nine of its fifty-eight-ship merchant convoy will never relinquish the treasures of Spanish galleons , they may provide historians with the opportunity to reconstruct part of eighteenth century maritime life and culture .

2 . Which word could best replace relinquish  ?

( A) surrender ( B ) separate

( C ) authorize ( D ) locate                                           2 . -----------------

Ever since the sixteenth century , the coral reefs surrounding the islands have been a pernicious snare for hundreds of ships .

3 . Which word could best replace pernicious ?

( A) forceful ( B ) spirited

( C ) harmful ( D ) symbolic                                        3 .-------------------

Other stories suggest that the calamity was caused by pirate ships .

4. A calamity can best be described as a / an --------------------

( A) disaster ( B ) exchange of views

( C ) strange situation ( D ) series of steps                    4 . ----------------------- 

Eighteenth-century official documents procured from the archives of Great Britain and Jamaica reveal an intriguing story .

5.Something that is procured can best be explained as ------------------

( A) obtained by special effort ( B ) released to the public

( C ) taken illegally ( D ) translated                               5 .-------------------

With the frigate as a bulwark , the convoy of merchant vessels were laden with West Indian sugar and rum .

6 . Which word could best replace bulwark ?  

( A) incentive ( B ) decoy

( C ) example ( D ) defense or safeguard                       6 .--------------------

7 . Which word could best replace laden ?

( A) influenced by tides ( B ) unrestrained ( C ) weighed down by ( D ) incapable of being subdued                                                                            7 .-------------------

One of the ships fired a warning shot , and the captain of the Convert gave the signal for the convoy to disperse .

8 . Which word could best replace disperse ?

( A) return to port ( B ) scatter in different directions

( C ) examine the damage ( D ) identify the problem   8 .---------------------                                     

The crew salvaged some of the cargo from the ships involved in the “Wreck of the Ten Sail” before they sank .

9. Something that is salvaged can best be described as ------------------

( A) saved from loss ( B ) thrown about

( C ) turned to a circular motion ( D ) ruined              9 .------------------------

Today , there are plans to recover relics , such as cannons , anchors , ships’ fittings , and navigational instruments .

10 . Relics can best be described as ------------------

( A) vulnerable targets ( B ) different combinations of parts ( C ) historically interesting objects ( D ) minor weakness                                       10. ----------------------

Answer Key

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

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

1 . After hours of discussion , Jorge’s proposal still seemed like the most ----------plan .

( convivial , viable )

2 . Before being hired as a truck driver , each applicant had to pass a --------------drug test .

( compulsory , vivacious )

3 . A -------------- mood was in evidence when the meeting began , but as soon as the subject of declining sales came up , things changed rapidly .

( convivial , compulsory )

4 . On April 15 , 1912 , the ocean liner Titanic sank in what is considered one of the greatest ------------------ in maritime history .

( calamities , relics )

5 . When its ships were repeatedly harassed by German submarines , the United States ------------------- its neutrality and entered World War I on the side of Great Britain , France , Russia , and Italy .

( procured , relinquished )

6 . The system of checks and balances was designed as a --------------- against the accumulation of too much power by one branch of the government .

( bulwark , dispersal )

7. During the 1920s , the discovery of Tutankhamen’s unplundered tomb was among the great archaeological discoveries of the time ; well-preserved --------------- provided scientists with information about life in Egypt and the pharaoh’s reign .

( relics , bulwarks )

8 . Dona’s decisiveness and her ------------- temperament make her the perfect candidate for the position of sales manager in the department store’s bargain basement .

( placid , pernicious )

9 . The police were certain that the suspect’s story was a total ----------- after he claimed he was at the movies on the night of the crime but could not remember which movie he saw .

( fabrication , veracity )

10 . The boy’s father never really cared much for baseball , but for the sake of his son , he ---------------- interest in the sport and went to all the Little League games .

( belied , feigned )

11 . Before an applicant is accepted into the military academy , the admissions committee must be convinced of his or her ---------------

( chicanery , veracity )

12 . His rusty old car and faded clothes --------------- the fact that he was the wealthy owner of several successful companies .

( belied , beguiled )

Answer Key

1 . viable 2 . compulsory 3 . convivial 4 . calamities 5 . relinquished 6. bulwark

7 . relics 8 . placid 9 . fabrication 10 . feigned 11 . veracity 12 . belied

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 . veritable                a . trickery                         1 . -----------------

2 . chicanery              b . sexual category             2 . -----------------

3 . degenerate            c . unquestionable              3 . ----------------

4 . genesis                   d . deceive                           4 .---------------

5 . grandeur               e . provide                           5 . --------------

6 . phenomenon         f . splendor                          6 . --------------

7 . beguile                   g . integrity                         7.---------------

8 . endow                    h . event                              8 .--------------

9 . gender                    i . worsen                           9 . -------------

10 . probity                 j . origin                            10 .-------------

Answer Key

1 . c 2 . a 3 . i 4 . j 5 . f 6 . h 7 . d 8 . e 9 . b 10 . g    

Vocabulary Tests [ 42 ] Test Forty Two .

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 . ------------------

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 --------------

( A ) moral obligation ( B ) amendment to a contract

( C ) conflict ( D ) hopeless maneuver             2 . ---------------------

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 ---------------------

 ( 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 ------------------

( A ) insult ( B ) alternative to painting

( C ) formal portrait ( D ) short scene or incident 6 . -----------------------

 

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 . ------------------

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 .-------------------- 

2 . INVIDIOUS ( A ) disagreeable ( B ) transparent

( C ) charming ( D ) amazing                                    2 .-------------------

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 . ----------------- 

10 . EXPUNGE ( A ) soak up ( B ) erase

( C ) release ( D ) bounce                                           10 . ----------------

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 . ----------------

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 . ------------

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 . -----------

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