vocabulary test
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Vocabulary Test -1 Meaning By Word
1. soldier
A n. increase of amount, size, scope, or the like
B n. a person engaged in military service
C v. to rouse to activity or to quickened action
D n. a settled course or manner of progress
2. commitment
A adj. intermeddling with what is not one's concern
B n. an unprincipled politician
C v. to bring together or give fixed shape to
D n. the act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping
3. volatile
A v. to regain
B adj. changeable
C adj. toilsome
D v. to blend
4. qualify
A v. to endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill, or possessions
B n. a title of Jesus
C n. a quack
D n. passion for getting and keeping riches
5. transition
A n. passage from one place, condition, or action to another
B n. a person of rank or importance
C v. to remove the inhabitants from
D n. angry or violent difference of opinion
6. devilry
A v. to deny oneself
B n. malicious mischief
C v. to make more sharp, severe, or virulent
D n. the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command
7. mileage
A n. a distance in miles
B adj. having six angles
C v. to introduce, as a fluid, by injection
D v. to surpass
8. prowess
A n. the whole range or sequence
B adj. low-priced
C n. strength, skill, and intrepidity in battle
D adj. heedless
9. assassinate
A v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person -
B v. to inoculate with vaccine virus or virus of cowpox
C n. permanence
D n. a spiritual advisor
10. generalize
A n. a person to whom a donation is made
B v. to draw general inferences
C n. ease
D n. a meeting of spirituals for consulting spirits
Key 1) A 2) D 3) B 4) C 5) A 6) B 7) A 8) C 9) A 10) C
Vocabulary Test -2 Meaning By Word
1. deity
A n. a god
B n. a ludicrous and complete failure
C adj. extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical
D n. evenness of temper or mind
2. protuberant
A n. a superficial appearance or show designed to impress one with superiority
B n. one who advocates extreme basic changes
C adj. profuse or generous; given to extravagance
D adj. bulging or swelling out
3. retrieve
A v. to make good; to recover
B adj. sentimental to the point of tears
C adj. entertaining
D adj. inclined, through some whim or fancy change the mind, purpose, or actions suddenly
4. dearth
A n. scarcity
B v. to punish or criticize severely
C v. to cause, produce, or stir up
D adj. habitually fond of associating in a company or herd
5. integrity
A n. honesty, moral soundness
B adj. liable to make mistakes or be deceived
C adj. possessing similar interests and tastes; able to get on well with others
D adj. very heavy; clumsy
6. delete
A n. an increase
B n. an original pattern
C n. working together secretly for an evil purpose
D v. to erase or cancel, take out or remove
7. demagogue
A n. departure, emigration
B adj. worldly, as opposed to spiritual; existing for a time only
C n. a leader who tries to stir the passions of people for his own purposes
D n. prolonged duration of life
8. mettle
A adj. sentimental to the point of tears
B n. a persistent feeling, idea, activity, etc., which dominates a person; the state of being exclusively preoccupied by a fixed idea
C v. to be sorry for
D n. disposition; spirit
9. predatory
A adj. inclined to plunder or rob; preying on, others
B n. an assumption made for the sake of argument
C n. confused, unintelligible, meaningless talk; special vocabulary used only by members of a group or trade
D adj. outstandingly bad
10. dissent
A n. partiality or preference for; a favorable opinion arrived at beforehand
B v. to disagree; to differ in opinion
C v. to banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country
D n. a relation between two things shown in the resemblance not of the things themselves but of their characteristics
Key 1) A 2) D 3) A 4) A 5) A 6) D 7) C 8) D 9) A 10) B
Vocabulary Test -3 Meaning By Word
1. comprise
A v. include; consist of
B n. slander; vilify
C n. collection; heap
D adj. grave; serious
2. substantive
A v. muddle; drive crazy
B adj. expressing praise
C v. languish, decline; long for, yearn
D adj. essential; pertaining to the substance
3. epaulet
A adj. efficient
B n. appearance; costume
C n. ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
D adj. expedient; prudent
4. patois
A v. overstock; fill to excess
B n. accuse; serve as evidence against
C n. local or provincial dialect
D v. move troops so that the battle line is extended at the expense of depth
5. tensile
A adj. capable of being stretched
B n. hatred of marriage
C adj. mutually agreed on; done together
D adj. verbose; drawn out
6. founder
A adj. noticeable; targeted for vengeance
B v. drive our evil spirits
C v. fail completely; sink
D adj. lower
7. whet
A v. sharpen; stimulate
B adj. brief; terse
C n. ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc
D n. revenging agent
8. finite
A n. druggist
B adj. limited
C n. quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument
D adj. obligatory
9. badger
A v. pester; annoy
B n. object to be thrown or projected
C v. drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently
D n. malleability; flexibility
10. turncoat
A n. informal discussion
B n. circular building or hall covered with a dome
C v. discourage
D n. traitor
Key 1) A 2) D 3) C 4) C 5) A 6) C 7) A 8) B 9) A 10) D
Vocabulary Test -4 Meaning By Word
1. stolid
A adj. stubbornly rebellious
B n. one who leads a simple life of self-denial
C n. solemn moral talk; sermon
D adj. showing little emotion
2. encroach
A n. severity
B n. acting as a dictator
C adj. having an affable manner; carefree
D v. to trespass or intrude
3. potent
A v. brag; glory over
B n. a gentle wind; breeze
C adj. having great power or physical strength
D n. moral corruption; badness
4. impolitic
A v. separate, split
B adj. improper; unfortunate
C adj. unwise; imprudent
D v. to disagree; differ in opinion
5. frenetic
A n. unrest; agitation
B n. thrift; economical use or expenditure
C adj. frenzied
D v. to grow together
6. neologism
A v. to soak or stain; permeate
B adj. not clear; uncertain
C n. giving a new meaning to an old word
D v. to agree without protest
7. tepid
A adj. having the composition of wood
B adj. unnecessary; extra
C adj. of a strange nature; weird
D adj. lacking warmth, interest, enthusiasm; lukewarm
8. hamper
A v. interfere with; hinder
B adj. plausible, but deceptive; apparently, but not actually, true
C adj. having to do with shepherds or the country
D v. to make new; renovate
9. callow
A adj. sweet-smelling; having the odor of a particular thing
B adj. unclear or vague
C adj. solitary
D adj. being young or immature
10. discerning
A v. to show sympathy for
B adj. having great power or physical strength
C v. to characterize or make as disgraceful
D adj. distinguishing one thing from another; having good judgment
Key 1) D 2) D 3) C 4) C 5) C 6) C 7) D 8) A 9) D 10) D
Vocabulary Test -5 Meaning By Word
1. clean
A v. to make pure
B ad. of or about the system that includes the use of money, credit, investments and banks
C ad. suffering physically or mentally with a disease or other problem; not in good health
D v. to take part in; to become a part of
2. reasonable
A ad. ready to listen to reasons or ideas; not extreme
B ad. having the color like that made by mixing black and white
C n. a spending plan
D v. to bring together a male and a female to create another creature
3. export
A n. the part behind the front
B v. to send to another country
C v. to work toward something; to try
D ad. important; needing careful consideration
4. throw
A n. the system of sending and receiving signals or sounds through the air without wires
B v. to cause to go through the air by a movement of the arm
C v. to live; to happen
D n. a small part of an atom that has an electrical force
5. hill
A v. to fall or let fall; to go lower
B n. a large object in space that orbits the sun
C n. work done to fix something
D n. a small mountain
6. hair
A n. the smaller of the two groups in the governments of some countries, such as in the United States Congress
B v. to give as payment; to use
C n. the fine material that grows from the skin, especially from the head
D ad. in what way; to what amount
7. shell
A n. that which is known; learning or understanding
B v. to fire artillery
C v. to make one happy; to give enjoyment
D ad. moving or working at great speed; quick
8. minister
A ad. not high or tall; below the normal height
B n. the offices of an ambassador and his or her assistants
C v. to permit to do or to be; to make possible
D n. a member of a cabinet; a high government official
9. escape
A v. to be; to live
B v. to get free; to get away from
C n. the direction in which the sun goes down
D n. a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald
10. education
A ad. tall; far up
B ad. quiet; peaceful
C n. a grain used to make bread; the plant that produces the grain
D n. the act of teaching
Key 1) A 2) A 3) B 4) B 5) D 6) C 7) B 8) D 9) B 10) D
Vocabulary Test -6 word by meaning
1. adj. characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances
A prescient
B analyst
C diminution
D shrewd
2. v. to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as connected with oneself
A prevalent
B disown
C squalid
D employee
3. n. the department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth
A geology
B evasion
C asexual
D acknowledge
4. adj. desolate
A vociferous
B bleak
C maniac
D prohibition
5. n. a prophecy
A seethe
B disapprove
C desist
D prediction
6. adj. withered
A brokerage
B anhydrous
C martial
D bailiff
7. n. one who makes a donation or present
A precursor
B donator
C luxuriant
D illegible
8. adj. easily led or controlled
A grandiloquent
B tractable
C promissory
D furtherance
9. adj. well-bred or refined
A formidable
B boll
C genteel
D sarcophagus
10. n. madhouse
A disputation
B impecunious
C odium
D bedlam
Key 1) A 2) B 3) A 4) B 5) D 6) B 7) B 8) B 9) C 10) D
Vocabulary Test -7 word by meaning
1. n. a superficial appearance or show designed to impress one with superiority
A obdurate
B exotic
C aesthetic
D veneer
2. n. a petty fault
A peccadillo
B teeming
C retribution
D expound
3. adj. liable to make mistakes or be deceived
A veneer
B virago
C fallible
D congenial
4. adj. perfect or highly accomplished
A impropriety
B sinister
C consummate
D slovenly
5. n. nearness
A proximity
B buffoon
C extemporaneous
D ubiquitous
6. adj. uncertain or risky
A accolade
B delineate
C expatiate
D precarious
7. n. faithfulness
A fealty
B fluctuate
C attribute
D congenial
8. v. to check or hinder
A inhibit
B delectable
C obdurate
D obtrusive
9. v. to set forth in detail; to explain
A inveigh
B expound
C credulous
D meticulous
10. adv. with distrust
A delineate
B distraught
C vernal
D askance
Key 1) D 2) A 3) C 4) C 5) A 6) D 7) A 8) A 9) B 10) D
Vocabulary Test -8 word by meaning
1. adj. conditional
A rendezvous
B contingent
C arraign
D euphony
2. adj. rickety; falling apart
A laudable
B ramshackle
C pernicious
D unassuaged
3. v. form into grains
A diversity
B relapse
C acclimate
D granulate
4. n. lizard that changes color in different situations
A chameleon
B scruple
C depredation
D whimsical
5. adj. unfavorable; hostile
A matriarch
B invulnerable
C adverse
D condole
6. n. substance causing vomiting
A refractory
B imponderable
C eloquence
D emetic
7. adj. having the title of an office without the obligations
A unsullied
B titular
C reciprocal
D inflated
8. v. give up temporarily; yield
A waive
B miscellany
C argot
D remiss
9. v. lower; degrade
A abase
B camaraderie
C nondescript
D disinclination
10. adj. hot-tempered
A conflagration
B lilliputian
C choleric
D surmount
Key 1) B 2) B 3) D 4) A 5) C 6) D 7) B 8) A 9) A 10) C
Vocabulary Test -9 word by meaning
1. n. the quality of sound which distinguishes one from another
A banal
B tawdry
C wrest
D timbre
2. adj. mild; harmless
A dais
B ostensible
C furtive
D benign
3. adj. of the sea; having to do with sailors, ships, or navigation
A halcyon
B arduous
C acrid
D nautical
4. adj. discouraged; depressed
A ken
B imminent
C inclined
D disheartened
5. v. to pretend to be ill in order to escape work
A coy
B menagerie
C macerate
D malinger
6. n. a piece of land jutting into a body of water
A promontory
B iota
C accolade
D archetype
7. adj. periodic; occasional
A impenitent
B intermittent
C curmudgeon
D exhume
8. adj. lacking vitality; indifferent
A dearth
B cataclysm
C ingenue
D languid
9. adj. shabby in appearance
A dowdy
B saturate
C tribunal
D abbreviate
10. n. a bruise; an injury where the skin is not broken
A contusion
B precipitate
C glib
D abstinence
Key 1) D 2) D 3) D 4) D 5) D 6) A 7) B 8) D 9) A 10) A
Vocabulary Test -10 word by meaning 1. ad. to, in or at a higher position or value
A skin
B up
C we
D enjoy
2. v. to protect or give protection to
A shelter
B extreme
C climate
D few
3. n. the substance, substances or matter of which something is made or from which something can be made, such as wood, cloth or stone; anything that can be made into something else
A material
B wheat
C provide
D wind
4. n. a group of ministers that helps lead a government
A military
B smell
C cabinet
D decide
5. n. any instrument or device designed to help one do work
A democracy
B tool
C liberal
D light
6. n. a room or building where business or work is done; a public position to which one is elected or appointed
A plan
B explain
C office
D frighten
7. ad. of or having to do with a national or central government
A federal
B necessary
C pay
D pig
8. n. land; the earth's surface
A wreckage
B stay
C ground
D cost
9. v. to be on water without sinking; to move or be moved gently on water or through air
A mayor
B float
C prove
D grind
10. n. the time between when the sun goes down and when it rises, when there is little or no light
A terror
B kiss
C capital
D night
Key 1) B 2) A 3) A 4) C 5) B 6) C 7) A 8) C 9) B 10) D *** All the exercises are in this blog extracted from various web sites, there is no guarantee that the key was 100% correct, if any corrections please give your feed back to mail: [email protected]