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Quick

quiz

1:

Choose

the one

from

the

four

choices

which

has

the

closest

meaning

to

the

underlined word.

1. The tardy progress of the work discouraged the foreman.

a. rapid

b. definite

c. slow

d. advanced

2. His boast that he was the strongest man in the village turned out not to be true.

a. vaunt

b. vault

c. vanguard

d. vouch

3. Death snatched him at a young age after he had had his first important novel published.

a. prevented

b. took him suddenly

c. discouraged

d. delayed

4. The economy experienced a severe recession, i.e. decline in real output, during the first half of

the period.

a. outcome

b. boost

c. upshot

d. reduction

5.

The school’s good reputation has started to

wane after the accident.

a. transform

b. decline

c. snip

d. growl

6. He was disliked because his manner was always full of braggadocio.

a. tricks

b. baubles

c. mischief

d. boast

7. The defenders put up a stout resistance.

a. violent

b. roundabout

c. redundant

d. feeble

8.

Despite

the

dangerous

nature

of

the

undertaking,

the

dauntless

soldier

volunteered

for

the

assignment.

a. stupid

b. fearless

c. careless

d. discreet

9.

The sick woman’s

frail hands could hardly hold a cup.

a. anile

b. senile

c. juvenile

d. feeble

10. A long and cordial relationship was kept between the violinist and his protege.

a. feud

b. controversial

c. friendly

d. magnified

11.

I know what’s in the secret letter, for I took a

peep while no one was looking.

a. a look in a stealing way

b. a look in a proud way

c. a look in a cautious way

d. a look in

a condemning way

12. The youth glared defiance at the magistrate as he received a sentence of fifteen days in prison.

a. looked sharply

b. looked faintly

c. looked with an wide open eye

d. looked satisfactorily

13. His extravagant habits soon exhausted all the money he had inherited.

a. stingy

b. skimpy

c. senile

d. prodigal

14.

He envied people who enjoyed the comforts of which he’d had to

stint himself for so long.

a. squander

b. save

c. decline

d. dissipate

15. If you are to succeed as a salesman, you must first lose your timidity.

a. pusillanimity

b. audacity

c. pride

d. prejudice

16. From afar on the warm breeze came the rhythmic chiming of church bells.

a. gale

b. mizzle

c. hurricane

d. gentle wind

Quick

quiz

2:

Choose

the

one

from

the

four

choices

that

has

the

closest

meaning

to

the

underlined word in each sentence.

When he was retired into himself, he will be like a celestial spirit that has a halo around him.

[A]worldly

[B]earthly

[C]heavenly

[D]agrarian

She is an excellent hitter and able to drive the ball beyond 200 metres.

[A]asterisk

[B]superb

[C]interstellar

[D]cosmic

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No other man could be the occasion of such delightful aerial buildings as she had been enjoying

for the last six months.

[A]in the sky

[B]in the sea

[C]on the ground

[D]underground

Astronomical sums of money are being spent on improving the means of destruction.

[A]geometric

[B]cosmopolitan

[C]extraterrestrial

[D]gigantic

A constellation is a stellar system.

[A]lunatic

[B]astral

[C]territory

[D]geothermal

Deprived

of

its

underground

organizations

in

America,

the

German

High

Command

resorted

to

audacious plans.

[A]subterranean

[B]galactic

[C]celestial

[D]constellate

The

apathy

with

which

for

weeks

Bertha

had

looked

upon

all

terrestrial

concerns

was

passing

away before her increasing strength.

[A]perfunctory

[B]earthly

[C]galaxy

[D]disastrous

The Moon reaches its absolute perigee once a year.

[A]the farthest point from the sun

[B]the farthest point from the earth

[C]the nearest point from the sun

[D] ]the nearest point from the earth

Quick

quiz

3:

Choose

the

one

from

the

four

choices

that

has

the

closest

meaning

to

the

underlined word in each sentence.

It might have been connected with the philanthropic desire of giving the criminals something to

do.

[A]charitable

[B]cynical

[C]populated

[D]epidemic

Some parks are famous for their scenery; others have special significance for students of geology

or cultural anthropology.

[A]the study of oceans

[B]the study of mountains

[C]the study of human beings

[D]the study of rivers

Many houses in the north are warm in winter because they are insulated so that the heat is not lost.

[A]nauseated

[B]petrified

[C]isolated

[D]polished

Later JMA relocated with high accuracy earthquake events in and near Japan.

[A]publicized

[B]resettled

[C]depopulated

[D]irritated

If

we

are

to

read

the

history

of

the

earth

from

the

record

of

the

marine

rocks,

we

must

know

something of the sea.

[A]of the river

[B]of the lake

[C]of the mountain

[D]of the sea

The Council also affirmed the need to guarantee free navigation through international waterways.

[A]isotope

[B]publicity

[C]insulation

[D]sailing

Because of nausea and his advice, she had not gone to the factory, but lay about worrying.

[A]seasickness

[B]mariner

[C]elegance

[D]epidemic

Although

isolated

from

British

and

American

friends,

he

continued

to

have

great

influence

on

young peots.

[A]populated

[B]published

[C]separated

[D]depopulated

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Quick

quiz

4:

Choose

the

one

from

the

four

choices

that

has

the

closest

meaning

to

the

underlined word in each sentence.

I wanted to go out, but I had no money. I had no alternative to staying at home.

[A]reluctance

[B]mischief

[C]egoism

[D]choice

Throughout the entire altercation, not one sensible word was uttered.

[A]change

[B]revolution

[C]quarrel

[D]evolution

Nations are governed by self interest, but they prefer to believe that their aims are altruistic.

[A]unselfish

[B]egoistic

[C]favorite

[D]ethnical

It seems our little establishment has finally been deemed worthy of the bank's patronage

[A]fatherhood

[B]brotherhood

[C]latitude

[D]sponsorship

Many animals display maternal instincts only while their offspring are young and helpless.

[A]fatherly

[B]amicable

[C]motherly

[D]amiable

The International Development Association is an affiliate of the World Bank.

[A]terrace

[B]topology

[C]substantiate

[D]agency

We enthusiastically join with all our neighbors in the work of perfecting a community of fraternal

trust.

[A]brotherly

[B]fatherly

[C]marital

[D]patriarch

Hitler expatriated Jews from Germany.

[A]massacred

[B]exiled

[C]surpassed

[D]filiated

Quick

quiz

5:

Choose

the

one

from

the

four

choices

that

has

the

closest

meaning

to

the

underlined word in each sentence.

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I wanted to go out, but I had no money. I had no alternative to staying at home.

[A]reluctance

[B]mischief

[C]egoism

[D]choice

Throughout the entire altercation, not one sensible word was uttered.

[A]change

[B]revolution

[C]quarrel

[D]evolution

Nations are governed by self interest, but they prefer to believe that their aims are altruistic.

[A]unselfish

[B]egoistic

[C]favorite

[D]ethnical

It seems our little establishment has finally been deemed worthy of the bank's patronage

[A]fatherhood

[B]brotherhood

[C]latitude

[D]sponsorship

Many animals display maternal instincts only while their offspring are young and helpless.

[A]fatherly

[B]amicable

[C]motherly

[D]amiable

The International Development Association is an affiliate of the World Bank.

[A]terrace

[B]topology

[C]substantiate

[D]agency

We enthusiastically join with all our neighbors in the work of perfecting a community of fraternal

trust.

[A]brotherly

[B]fatherly

[C]marital

[D]patriarch

Hitler expatriated Jews from Germany.

[A]massacred

[B]exiled

[C]surpassed

[D]filiated

Quick

quiz

6:

Choose

the

one

from

the

four

choices

that

has

the

closest

meaning

to

the

3

underlined word in each sentence.

?

Koho, remembering the visits of the various German cruisers, smiled with a light of unpleasant

reminiscences in his eyes.

[A]memories

[B]experiences

[C]arguments

[D]statements

Neither

psychiatric

interviews

nor

objective

tests

were

able

to

show

any

effect

upon

these

American sailors.

[A]astrological

[B]psychotherapeutical

[C]physical

[D]chemical

Someone

was

playing

the

piano,

and

the

voices

that

surrounded

the

piano

were

vehement

and

happy.

[A]fervent

[B]frightening

[C]overwhelming

[D]predominant

The country is unanimous in its support of the government's policy.

[A]dissentient

[B]narrowminded

[C]agreed

[D]demented

Communicable diseases have been a curse of mankind since time immemorial.

[A]amnesia

[B]apathetic

[C]sensual

[D]ancient

Edward was a model of good temper and his equanimity imperturbable.

[A]sensitivity

[B]sensibility

[C]composure

[D]mentality

I am sure that he is capable of good things, gentle things, even magnanimous things.

[A]

[B]generous

[C]

[D]

I have been a prisoner, so I have a lot of sympathy with other people in prison.

[A]sentment

[B]compassion

[C]sensation

[D]commemoration

If our friend has been injured, we readily sympathize with his resentment, and grow angry with the

very person with whom he is angry.

[A]indignation

[B]regret

[C]compassionate

[D]considerateness

The strain was solemn and affecting, sustained as it was by the pathetic warble of a voice.

[A]antipathetic

[B]dispassionate

[C]hypersensitive

[D]wretched

Quick

quiz

7:

Choose

the

one

from

the

four

choices

that

has

the

closest

meaning

to

the

underlined word in each sentence.

?

1. There is an analogy between the way water moves in waves and the way light travels.

[A]discrepancy

[B]resemblance

[C]confabulation

[D]oration

2. The stern visage of the judge indicated that he had decided to impose a severe penalty.

[A]appearance

[B]circumlocution

[C]provocation

[D]convocation

3. Thought he described the place carefully, I couldn’t

visualize it because it was so different from

anything I’d known.

[A]interdicte

[B]revoke

[C]dictate

[D]imagine

4. We disregarded her invidious remarks because we realized how jealous she was.

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