23 - ] Vocabulary Tests
Test Twenty Three
1 .] Read the sentence or short
passages . Then write the letter for the best answer to each question on the
line provided .
The oldest preeminent authors
of an African American family are Annie Elizabeth (Bessie) and Sarah (Sadie)
Delany . They were 102 1nd 104 when they wrote Having Our Say : The Delany
Sisters’ First Hundred Years .
1 . Which word could best replace preeminent
?
( A ) familiar ( B ) outstanding
( C ) simple ( D ) exclusive
1 . ---------------------
The annals of the authors’
life together comprise a best-selling book that offers remarkable insight into
what it means to live for over a century .
2. The word annals could best
be explained as --------------
( A ) historical accounts ( B ) rumors
( C ) necessary lessons ( D )
predictions
2 . --------------------
They were confounded by the
racial prejudices they encountered as they ventured into the outside world .
3 . Which word could best replace confounded
?
( A ) honored ( B ) escaped
( C ) humbled ( D ) confused
3 .--------------------
During the era of Jim Crow
segregation was enforced by legal sanctions .
4 . The word sanctions could
best be explained as --------------
( A ) arguments ( B ) unexpected
entanglements
( C ) authorizations ( D )
announcements
4 . --------------------
It was a shock to be relegated
to the back of the trolley and to drinking fountains labeled “colored” .
5. Which word could best replace relegated
?
( A ) assisted ( B ) promoted
( C ) banished ( D ) discarded
5 . -------------------
Bessie , feisty and outspoken
, believed in confrontation at any cost . She was on the front lines of double
battles for equal rights .
6 . Which word could best replace feisty
?
( A ) foolish ( B ) quiet
( C ) clumsy ( D ) quarrelsome
6 . ------------------
After being threatened by the Ku
Klux Klan on Long Island , Bessie became more militant.
7 . A militant person could
best be described as someone who ---------------
( A ) fights for a cause ( B )
avoids conflict
( C ) ignores tradition ( D )
follows a leader 7 .
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Sadie , more serene and
easygoing than her sister learned to navigate through the system .
8 . Which word could best replace serene
?
( A ) spellbound ( B ) calm
( C ) charitable ( D ) opposite
8 . -------------------
Still hale and fiercely
independent , the Delany sisters handle their own finances , prepare their
meals , and look after the home that they have always shared .
9 . Which word could best replace hale
?
( A ) available ( B ) vague
( C ) vigorous ( D ) obedient
9 .---------------------
They attribute their longevity to
a routine of morning yoga , a concoction of chopped garlic and cod liver oil ,
and a diet dominated by vegetables and boiled tap water .
10 . Longevity could best be
described as ----------------
( A ) adaptability ( B ) a quest for
equal rights
( C ) standard behavior ( D ) length
of life
10 . --------------------
Answer Key
1 . B 2. A 3 . D 4 . C 5 . C 6 . D 7
. A 8 . B 9 . C 10 . D
2-
] Read the sentences or short passages below . Write the letter for the correct
definition of the underlined vocabulary word
1.
Beatrice is a brilliant musician , but her habits are so erratic that
she may never have the discipline for a professional career .
(
A ) strictly uniform ( B ) wrong or sinful
(
C ) reliable ( D ) lacking consistency and regularity 1.
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2
. That performer is known for her outlandish costumes and elaborate
hairdos . In her last performance she wore her jacket backward .
(
A ) conspicuously unconventional ( B ) plain or simple ( C ) offensive to
decency and morality ( D ) from the wilderness or hinterland 2 . ------------------
3
. When our family plays the game , we deviate from the instructions and
give each player more turns than the rules state .
(
A ) separate into parts , sections , groups , or branches ( B ) depart from a
set course
(
C ) misuse , break , or destroy ( D ) hide
3 . -----------------
4
. The ugly characters , twisted scenery , and pointless actions in the bizarre
movie haunted us for weeks .
(
A ) foreign ( B ) wicked , evil , sinister
(
C ) odd , grotesque ( D ) painful
4 . ------------------
5
. Emily Dickinson displayed a number of eccentricities. For years she
wore only white dresses and rarely left her house .
( A ) odd or peculiar ( B ) childlike actions
( C ) lively personality traits ( D ) costumes
5 . -----------------
6 . I will keep Aunt Sophie’s big , overstuffed chair
though it may look a little incongruous with the rest to my sleek ,
modern furniture .
( A ) unreliable ( B ) wild , out of control
( C ) simple ( D ) inconsistent or inappropriate
6 . ----------------
7 . Isabella Stewart Gardner liked to shock the
proper society of Boston with idiosyncratic habits such as walking a
tame leopard on a leach .
( A ) illegal ( A ) irritating
( C ) peculiar ( D ) dangerous
7 . ---------------
8 . Aberrant behavior is often the first
noticeable symptom of a mental illness .
( A ) unique ( B ) differing from the normal
( C ) attractive ( D ) humorous or witty
8 . ---------------
9 . The veterinarian said that our cat , who has one
green eye and one blue eye , is something of an anomaly .
( A )
something different from the usual or expected ( B ) eerie stranger
( C ) something not acceptable ( D ) ghostly
shape 9
. --------------
10 . Sir Gawain was an errant knight who was
almost killed by the tricky Green Knight . If you look for trouble , you
usually find it .
( A ) invisible ( B ) out of control
( C ) lost ( D ) wandering in search of an
adventure
10 . -----------------
Answer Key
1 . D 2. A 3. B 4 . C 5 . A 6 . D 7 . C 8 . B 9 . A 10 . D
3 . ] Decide which word in
parentheses best completes the sentence . Then write the sentence , adding the
missing word
1 .
Michael’s sarcastic tone and his --------------remarks about the quality of the
food would have hurt the feelings of our hostess .
( gratuitous ,
sartorial )
2 . Hattie
McDaniel , the first African American to win an Academy Award for the
performance in Gone With The Wind , was a ------------------ performer
who could sing as well as act .
( staunch , versatile
)
3 . Beau
Brummell , known for his --------------- elegance , refused to tip his hat to
the ladies out of fear that he might mess up his wig .
( hallowed , sartorial
)
4 .
Although never the ------------- leader of Argentina , Eva Peron had immense
influence over her husband and achieved enormous popularity among her people .
( extrinsic ,
legitimate )
5 . Copies
of designer merchandise , such as watches and handbags , have become important
-------------to street vendors and to shoppers looking for a bargain .
( commodities ,
strategies )
6 . As the
convicted robber was led from the courtroom , he --------------- denied his
guilt to the judge and jury .
( dexterously ,
vehemently )
7 . As the
forest fire came closer , you could see hundreds of prairie dogs -------------
from their underground homes .
( palpitate , sally )
8 . “We
will put an end to government waste!” With those -------------- words the
senator opened the committee meeting .
( dexterous , resolute
)
9 . The
doctor warned her that the medication might cause heart ----------------.
( incursions ,
palpitations )
10 . Before
the ---------------- of the financier’s estate can take place , the will must
go to a probate court to establish its validity .
( disposition ,
repository )
Answer Key
1 .
gratuitous 2 . versatile 3 . sartorial 4 . legitimate 5 . commodities 6 .
vehemently 7 . sally 8 . resolute 9 . palpitations 10 . disposition
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