Harder Vocabulary
- 1.
What does "adverse" mean?
- A.
Having a sudden end
- B.
Having fame
- C.
Agreeable
- D.
Related to bad situations
Correct Answer
D. Related to bad situations -
- 2.
What does "abrupt" mean?
- A.
Having a sudden end
- B.
Having fame
- C.
Acceptable
- D.
Irritating
Correct Answer
A. Having a sudden end -
- 3.
What does "acceptable" mean?
- A.
Having a sudden end
- B.
Having fame
- C.
Agreeable
- D.
Irritating
Correct Answer
C. Agreeable -
- 4.
Fill in the missing word: The ____________ scientists discovered many remarkable theories.
- A.
Abrupt
- B.
Acclaimed
- C.
Acceptable
- D.
Adverse
Correct Answer
B. Acclaimed -
- 5.
Fill in the missing words: I think it's very _____________ when people talk during a movie, but my mother thinks it's ____________. We're opposite in that way.
- A.
Abrupt ... acceptable
- B.
Annoying ... acclaimed
- C.
Adverse ... annoying
- D.
Annoying ... acceptable
Correct Answer
D. Annoying ... acceptable -
- 6.
What does "autonomous" mean?
- A.
Pleasing to the senses
- B.
Good for the occasion
- C.
Having good features
- D.
Independent
Correct Answer
D. Independent -
- 7.
What does "appropriate" mean?
- A.
Pleasing to the senses
- B.
Good for the occasion
- C.
Having good features
- D.
Independent
Correct Answer
B. Good for the occasion -
- 8.
Fill in the missing word: You cannot learn about world history quickly. It's a very ______________ subject.
- A.
Complex
- B.
Appealing
- C.
Appropriate
- D.
Attractive
Correct Answer
A. Complex -
- 9.
Choose the best words: She wore a beautiful blue dress for the award ceremony. Everyone thought she was _______________ and that the dress was _________________.
- A.
Appealing ... autonomous
- B.
Attractive ... complex
- C.
Appropriate ... acceptable
- D.
Attractive ... appropriate
Correct Answer
D. Attractive ... appropriate -
- 10.
Choose the best word: That supermarket is famous because it has so many ______________ foods.
- A.
Appropriate
- B.
Complex
- C.
Autonomous
- D.
Appealing
Correct Answer
D. Appealing -
- 11.
What does "endure" mean?
- A.
Related to long ago
- B.
To deal with, to last
- C.
To turn around
- D.
Intelligent, clever
Correct Answer
B. To deal with, to last -
- 12.
What does "ancestor" mean?
- A.
A relative from long ago
- B.
One who deals with things
- C.
Intelligence
- D.
One who speaks
Correct Answer
A. A relative from long ago -
- 13.
What does "interpret" mean?
- A.
To put up with
- B.
To answer intelligently
- C.
To turn around
- D.
To put into one's own words
Correct Answer
D. To put into one's own words -
- 14.
Choose the best word: That bird isn't very _______________. She keeps trying to build a nest, but the nest falls apart.
- A.
Related
- B.
Enduring
- C.
Clever
- D.
Facing
Correct Answer
C. Clever -
- 15.
Choose the best words: She moved to Spain and had to ____________ many challenges. It was often hard for her to ____________ the words of people who spoke quickly.
- A.
Be clever ... relate
- B.
Endure ... face
- C.
Face ... interpret
- D.
Interpret ... endure
Correct Answer
C. Face ... interpret -
- 16.
What does "coarse" mean?
- A.
Unusual
- B.
Harsh
- C.
Not deep
- D.
Beneficial
Correct Answer
B. Harsh -
- 17.
What does "advantage" mean?
- A.
Unusual
- B.
Harsh
- C.
Not deep
- D.
A benefit
Correct Answer
D. A benefit -
- 18.
What does "deplete" mean?
- A.
To become unusual
- B.
To be harsh
- C.
To not benefit
- D.
To decrease greatly
Correct Answer
D. To decrease greatly -
- 19.
Choose the best word: His science project was ________________. Everyone agreed that it deserved first prize.
- A.
Exceptional
- B.
Coarse
- C.
Thoughtful
- D.
A benefit
Correct Answer
A. Exceptional -
- 20.
Choose the best words: The lake is very ______________ this year. The extra long dry season _______________ the water supply.
- A.
Coarse ... depleted
- B.
Exceptional ... benefited
- C.
Shallow ... benefited
- D.
Shallow ... depleted
Correct Answer
D. Shallow ... depleted -
- 21.
What does "scenic" mean?
- A.
Offering good views
- B.
Having unusual qualities
- C.
Being able to move easily
- D.
Set apart by differences
Correct Answer
A. Offering good views -
- 22.
What does "distinguish" mean?
- A.
To offer good views
- B.
To having unusual qualities
- C.
To set apart by differences
- D.
To move easily
Correct Answer
C. To set apart by differences -
- 23.
What does "peculiar" mean?
- A.
Moving easily
- B.
Apart
- C.
Strange
- D.
Plentiful
Correct Answer
C. Strange -
- 24.
Choose the best words: At the auditions for America's Got Talent, the dancers were _______________. There were so many! They were very _______________ also. The moves they did seemed impossible.
- A.
Plentiful ... distinguished
- B.
Plentiful ... agile
- C.
Agile ...distinguished
- D.
Peculiar ... agile
Correct Answer
B. Plentiful ... agile -
- 25.
Choose the best word: Don't be too annoyed with your little brother. He is still learning to ______________ between right and wrong.
- A.
Have a scene
- B.
Be peculiar
- C.
Move easily
- D.
Distinguish
Correct Answer
D. Distinguish -
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