Vocabulary Quiz 1

Tenants petitioned their recalcitrant landlord to finish repairs to their building.

• defiant

• cooperative

• clumsy

• authoritative

Young people today are often apathetic about politics.

• indifferent

• disinclined

• frustrated

• concerned

Don't delude yourself into thinking that your grades will eventually improve at the end of the year.

• hope

• misguide

• deceive

• conclude

After a stressful day of work, I am going to enjoy a languid walk through the quiet park

• peaceful

• leisurely

• brisk

• lethargic

Mrs. Finch was a cantankerous teacher who runs the class like a prison.

• affable

• gregarious

• strict

• ill-tempered

Everyone was looking forward to taking the class with such an eminent professor

• knowledgeable

• illustrious

• respectable

• infamous

The greedy man absconded with his mother's life savings after returning for a visit.

• run

• fled

• arrest

• fled

The President authorises the judicious use of military force to protect our citizens.

• excessive

• minimal

• sensible

• deplorable

What does she feel about the media mayhem that whirled round her for months last year?

• confusion

• havoc

• panic

• publicity

She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial predicament.

• plight

• debt

• loss

• misappropriation