Vocabulary Test 50

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Question 1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word:
Smear

A
Encourage

B
Quarrel

C
Avoid

D
Mark

Solution

'Smear' means a dirty mark made by spreading liquid or a thick substance over a surface. E.g. You'd look very stylish if it wasn't for that smear of ketchup on your shirt. 'Encourage' means motivate. 'Quarrel' means fight. 'Avoid' means to stay away from someone. 'Mark' means a typical feature that allows you to recognize someone or something.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Question 2
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word:
Taint

A
Right

B
Strength

C
Honour

D
Ruin

Solution

'Taint' means to spoil something. E.g. His reputation was permanently tainted by the financial scandal. 'Right' means correct. 'Strength' means power. 'Honour' means respect and admiration. 'Ruin' means damage or spoil.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Question 3
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word:
Gregarious

A
Sociable

B
Turbulent

C
Pugnacious

D
Clumsy

Solution

'Gregarious' means someone who likes to be with other people. E.g. She's a gregarious, outgoing sort of person. 'Sociable' means someone who likes to meet and spend time with other people. 'Turbulent' means involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments, or violence. 'Pugnacious' means wanting to start an argument and fight. 'Clumsy' means awkward in movement or manner.
Thus, option A is the correct answer.
Question 4
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Select the option closest in meaning to the given word:
Jeer

A
Inspire

B
Enjoy

C
Encourage

D
Ridicule

Solution

'Jeer' means to laugh at someone so as to insult them and showing you have no respect for them. E.g. Critics jeered at his moral stance. 'Inspire' means to make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it. 'Enjoy' means to get pleasure from something. 'Encourage' means to motivate someone. 'Ridicule' means actions that make someone look stupid or to mock them.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Question 5
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word:
Mediocre

A
Mild

B
Unusual

C
Stupid

D
Average

Solution

'Mediocre' means not very good. E.g. The film's plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre. 'Mild' means not violent, severe or extreme. 'Unusual' means different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting, or attractive. 'Stupid' means foolish or silly. 'Average' means a standard that is considered to be typical or usual.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Question 6
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word:
Kowtow

A
Respect

B
Illuminate

C
Practise

D
Block head

Solution

'Kowtow' means to show too much respect to someone in authority. E.g. People say he kowtowed to the establishment to get elected. 'Respect' means admiration. 'Illuminate' means to light something and make it brighter. 'Practise' means to do something regularly in order to become skilled at it. 'Blockhead' means a very stupid person.
Thus, option A is the correct answer.
Question 7
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word:
Crass

A
Wicked

B
Zig-Zag

C
Spiritless

D
Insensitive

Solution

'Crass' means stupid and without considering how other people might feel. E.g. He made crass comments about her worn-out clothes. 'Wicked' means morally wrong and bad. 'Zig-zag' means a line or pattern that looks like Z or rows of Zs joined together. 'Spiritless' means having no energy and enthusiasm. 'Insensitive' means not aware of other people's feelings.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Question 8
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Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
His conjecture was better than mine.

A
Guess

B
Fact

C
Surprise

D
Doubt

Solution

The word 'conjecture' means 'an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information'
Option A: 'Guess' also means the same: to conclude something without sufficient information.
Hence this word best expresses the meaning of the underlined word and A is correct.
Option B: 'Fact' refers to a thing that is proven to be true.
Option C: 'Surprise' refers to an unexpected or astonishing event.
Option D: 'Doubt' refers to a feeling of uncertainty.
These words do not express the meaning of 'conjecture'. Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.
Question 9
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word:
Empirical

A
Spiritual

B
Royal

C
Practical

D
Theoretical

Solution

'Empirical' means based on experience or seen rather than theory. E.g. This theory needs to be backed up with solid empirical data. 'Spiritual' means relating to deep feelings and beliefs, especially religious beliefs. 'Practical' means relating to experience rather than ideas or imagination. 'Theoretical' means based on the ideas that relate to a subject.
Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Question 10
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word:
Jingoistic

A
Victorious

B
Compromise

C
Cooperative

D
Hostile

Solution

'Jingoistic' means related to the belief that your own country is always best. E.g. A of the war movies were very jingoistic. 'Victorious' means having won a game, competition, election, war etc. 'Compromise' means an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree. 'Cooperative' means willing to help or do what people ask. 'Hostile' means unfriendly and not liking something.
Thus, option D is the closest in meaning to the given word and is the correct answer.

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SHARING IS CARING

Question 1

Encourage

Quarrel

Avoid

Mark

Solution

Question 2

Right

Strength

Honour

Ruin

Solution

Question 3

Sociable

Turbulent

Pugnacious

Clumsy

Solution

Question 4

Inspire

Enjoy

Encourage

Ridicule

Solution

Question 5

Mild

Unusual

Stupid

Average

Solution

Question 6

Respect

Illuminate

Practise

Block head

Solution

Question 7

Wicked

Zig-Zag

Spiritless

Insensitive

Solution

Question 8

Guess

Fact

Surprise

Doubt

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Question 9

Spiritual

Royal

Practical

Theoretical

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Question 10

Victorious

Compromise

Cooperative

Hostile

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