English-Chinese Vocabulary Quiz

After months of -------, the two sides finally reached an agreement to end the dispute.

• sparring

• terse

• rummage

• scuttle

She spoke in a very ------- manner, getting straight to the point without any extra words.

• sparse

• terse

• fervid

• feigned

I could tell from her ------- smile that she didn't really mean what she said.

• wry

• earnest

• tactile

• placid

After the accident, the victim was left in a dazed ------, unaware of their surroundings.

• reliance

• turmoil

• trance

• notion

The controversial bill sparked intense ------- on both sides of the aisle.

• reliance

• fervor

• oasis

• trauma

The old book was full of ------- words and expressions I didn't understand.

• jettisoned

• crazed

• archaic

• fervent

She had a very ------- demeanor and always seemed willing to help others in need.

• stern

• brash

• compassionate

• oblivious

I was ------ by the radical changes my old neighborhood had undergone.

• terminated

• astounded

• stymied

• bartered

The ------ poet filled her work with clever turns of phrase and ironic observations.

• prosaic

• tactful

• wry

• placid

I was ------ to see my old friend after so many years apart.

• oblivious

• crazed

• smitten

• spewing