Vocabulary Revision

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

Even though the road was ………. due to the parade, the taxi driver was able to transport us to our destination in record time.

• laborious

• agonizing

• congested

Choose the best SYNONYM for the underlined word in the following sentence.

 

Children and adults often immerse their Oreos into milk because eating a milky cookie tastes delicious.

• rise

• dip

• cook

Choose the best SYNONYM for the underlined word in the following sentence.

James asks his English teacher to reiterate an unclear idea in the grammar lesson.

• understand

• repeat

• underline

Choose the best ANTONYM for the underlined word in the following sentence.

 

Searching for a home can be extremely laborious, often requiring months to find the right one.

 

• difficult

• normal

• easy

What does pitfall mean as it is used in the following sentence?

 

The unlucky park ranger fell into a snow-covered pitfall that was made to catch a wild dog.

• A trap

• a hole

• a weapon

Choose the correct answer.

If a person is fatigued after practicing for three hours, this means that he or she is ……….

• very sad

• very happy

• very tired

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

Ed is a ………. deal maker; he has sold more cars per year than any salesman in the dealership’s history.

• shrewd

• agonizing

• laborious

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

After the death of my father, I went through the most ………. journey of my life.

• shrewd

• agonizing

• fatigued

Which sentence shows the meaning of sloth?

• Sally has travelled to Turkey many times.

• Jack spent most of his time sitting home and doing nothing.

• Adam got the full mark in the test because he studied very hard.

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

He basically has two ………. : he can have the surgery or give up playing football.

• options

• pitfalls

• sloth