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
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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 .
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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
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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 .
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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