Vocabulary Test 55

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Vocabulary Test 55

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Question 1
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Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
CANTANKEROUS

A
Disrespectful

B
Noisy

C
Quarrelsome

D
Rash

Solution

Cantankerous' means arguing and complaining a lot. E.g. He's getting a bit cantankerous in his old age. 'Disrespectful' means a lack of respect. 'Noisy' means making a lot of noise. 'Quarrelsome' means someone who repeatedly argues with other people. 'Rash' means a lot of small red spots on the skin.
Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Question 2
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Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
NUMINOUS

A
Amazing

B
Ugly

C
Inspiring

D
Heavy

Solution

'Numinous' means having a deep spiritual quality or connection. E.g. Her poetry is filled with numinous beauty. 'Amazing' means extremely surprising. 'Ugly' means not pretty. 'Inspiring' means encouraging. 'Heavy' means weighing a lot.
Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Question 3
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Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
SORDID

A
Harmful

B
Dirty

C
Splendid

D
Dangerous

Solution

'Sordid' means dirty and unpleasant. E.g. There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city's poorer areas. 'Harmful' means causing harm. 'Dirty' means not clean. 'Splendid' means magnificent. 'Dangerous' means causing danger.
Thus, option B is the correct answer.
Question 4
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Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
MALIGN

A
Assign

B
Deviate

C
Depriciate

D
Harmful

Solution

'Malign' means causing harm. E.g. She describes pornography as a malign industry. 'Assign' means to give a particular job to someone. 'Deviate' means to do something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving. 'Depreciate' means to lose value, especially over time. 'Harmful' means causing harm.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Question 5
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Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
KNAVERY

A
Heroism

B
Cowardice

C
Dishonesty

D
Stupidity

Solution

'Knavery' means dishonest or unfair behaviour. E.g. No system can wholly protect fools from the knavery of others. 'Heroism' means great courage. 'Cowardice' means the condition of lacking bravery. 'Dishonesty' means not honest. 'Stupidity' means silly or foolishness.
Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Question 6
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Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
ABASH

A
Refuse

B
Amaze

C
Embarrass

D
Squash

Solution

'Abash' means make someone feel embarrassed. E.g. She looked slightly abashed. 'Refuse' means not to accept something. 'Amaze' means to cause someone to be extremely surprised. 'Embarrass' means to make someone uncomfortable. 'Squash' means to crush something into a flat shape.
Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Question 7
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Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
OBLOQUY

A
Forgetfulness

B
Prejudice

C
Conference

D
Defamation

Solution

'Obloquy' means very strong public criticism or blame. E.g. His controversial essays have brought him much obloquy. 'Forgetfulness' means often forgetting things. 'Prejudice' means an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge. 'Conference' means meeting. 'Defamation' means the act of harming someone's reputation by saying or writing bad things about them.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Question 8
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Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
CONTUMACY

A
Divorce

B
Relation

C
Resistance

D
Cooperation

Solution

'Contumacy' means stubborn resistance to authority. E.g. For this act of contumacy, the king and kingdom were placed under interdict. 'Divorce' means an official process to end a marriage. 'Relation' means the way in which two or more people behave towards each other. 'Resistance' means refusing to accept something. 'Cooperation' means the act of working together.
Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Question 9
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Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
INSIPID

A
Lucid

B
Wily

C
Witty

D
Flat

Solution

'Insipid' means a lack of interest. E.g. Many artists continued to churn out insipid, shallow works. 'Lucid' means clearly expressed and easy to understand. 'Wily' means intelligent. 'Witty' means using words in a clever and funny way. 'Flat' means not interesting.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Question 10
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Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
TRUNCATE

A
Cancel

B
Act cruelly

C
Cut off

D
End swift

Solution

'Truncate' means to make something shorter by removing the end of it. E.g. Television coverage of the event was truncated by a technical fault. 'Cancel' means to decide that an event will not happen. 'Act cruelly' means acting very unkind. 'Cut off' means chop off. 'End swift' means ending quickly.
Thus, option C is the correct answer.

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Question 1

Disrespectful

Noisy

Quarrelsome

Rash

Solution

Question 2

Amazing

Ugly

Inspiring

Heavy

Solution

Question 3

Harmful

Dirty

Splendid

Dangerous

Solution

Question 4

Assign

Deviate

Depriciate

Harmful

Solution

Question 5

Heroism

Cowardice

Dishonesty

Stupidity

Solution

Question 6

Refuse

Amaze

Embarrass

Squash

Solution

Question 7

Forgetfulness

Prejudice

Conference

Defamation

Solution

Question 8

Divorce

Relation

Resistance

Cooperation

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Question 9

Lucid

Wily

Witty

Flat

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Question 10

Cancel

Act cruelly

Cut off

End swift

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