Vocabulary Quiz

A:Mary, it was really () of you to notice that mistake in the report. Everyone else missed it.

• humble

• impulsive

• desperate

• observant

When Elsa first opened her store, it did not make much money, but it soon began to (). She is now considering opening a second branch.

• prosper

• formulate

• proclaim

• lodge

After meeting with the CEO of a company hoping to construct a factory in the town, the mayor decided to hold a public meeting to get residents’ () on the plan.

• perspective

• disposal

• archive

• subsistence

The cows were () peacefully in the meadow. They were so focused on eating that they did not even look up as the farmer walked past.

• gliding

• grazing

• grooming

• glancing

Critics agreed the author’s first novel was the most () to have appeared for years. It had a complex and original plot with unique characters.

• unconscious

• immaterial

• unreasonable

• inventive

Some traditions in Japan have disappeared, but taking off one’s shoes at the entrance of homes is still ().

• prevalent

• trivial

• savage

• arrogant

After Ed went to Brazil to do research, he wrote his sister a letter every week. Their () was interrupted, however, when Ed made trips to the jungle and could not send any mail.

• validity

• correspondence

• imbalance

• mercy

As well as their weapons and other equipment, the soldiers had to carry two weeks’ supply of (). The extra food made their packs heavier than usual.

• encounters

• sacrifices

• rations

• junctions

A:Elena, the weather forecast says it will rain today, so maybe we should do some gardening another day. B:It’s only supposed to rain (), honey. Let’s just do as much as we can before it starts.

• solemnly

• courteously

• intermittently

• recklessly

Mark was pleased when his company () his ideas into its latest software package. He felt he had finally made a significant contribution to the company.

• mediated

• adhered

• fabricated

• incorporated