WorksheetsECPE PT 1-4 Vocabulary Revision
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All around us, materials that were originally designed for space exploration are being used to produce useful products in the most ………… and surprising ways.
a)
novel
b)
latest
c)
archaic
d)
foremost
2.
Under the new policy, dental treatments will now be covered by your standard university insurance plan so long as they do not ………… $500 in one calendar year.
a)
excel
b)
outdo
c)
exceed
d)
surmount
3.
Norfolk International Airport is experiencing record ………… for retail space in its newly remodeled terminal.
a)
claim
b)
order
c)
charge
d)
demand
4.
Seats for this evening's lecture, as for all events at the Tate Institute, are available on a first-come, first- served …………
a)
site
b)
post
c)
basis
d)
place
5.
Engineering graduates can expect to make an entry-level………… ranging from $50,000 to $70,000 per year.
a)
career
b)
degree
c)
income
d)
revenue
6.
Many of us feel that too much time has been wasted analyzing the project and we need to begin to roll up our sleeves and ………… to work.
a)
take off
b)
get down
c)
make up
d)
see through
7.
Purported to be a calming …………, purple can be an excellent color choice for a bedroom or study.
a)
hue
b)
cast
c)
glow
d)
tinge
8.
If you had ………… your birth date, or any other critical piece of information on your form, the system would have alerted you to the error.
a)
failed
b)
evaded
c)
omitted
d)
dismissed
9.
Unlike many charitable organizations, which rack up huge administrative fees, we promise that all ………… from our fundraising events will go directly to those in need.
a)
costs
b)
stakes
c)
budgets
d)
proceeds
10.
In ………… everyone who was involved in the altercation realizes the situation could have been handled betters
a)
hindsight
b)
memorial
c)
retention
d)
prospect
11.
Professor Fitzpatrick was fortunate that he was only …………, and not fired for his lapse in judgment.
a)
alleged
b)
implied
c)
complained
d)
reprimanded
12.
Factory errors are not normally examined in ………… unless the magnitude of the error is significant.
a)
part
b)
detail
c)
design
d)
element
13.
Scientists have ………… the principles of photo synthesis to develop a new way of producing hydrogen.
a)
impelled
b)
propelled
c)
composed
d)
harnessed
14.
Under normal circumstances, a local judge will review your case and ………… a decision within 60 to 90 days.
a)
depict
b)
render
c)
explain
d)
perform
15.
This online course is divided into 16 modules, each of which stands alone as an independent ………… requiring no prior knowledge.
a)
lot
b)
unit
c)
total
d)
piece
16.
Divers were able to ………… a large cache of jewelry, cutlery, and other artifacts from the sunken ship.
a)
revive
b)
resume
c)
redeem
d)
retrieve
17.
One of the things that makes European travel affordable for students is that passengers under 25 years of age are ………… for a Youth Train discount pass.
a)
eligible
b)
feasible
c)
possible
d)
permissible
18.
From medieval to contemporary, the Royal Choir's all-encompassing ………… establishes it as one of the finest vocal ensembles in the world.
a)
panorama
b)
dimension
c)
repertoire
d)
magnitude
19.
When referring to computers, the letters "DV" Usually ………… "digital video."
a)
go by
b)
come to
c)
make up
d)
stand for
20.
According to transportation specialists, one in nine bridges in the United States is said to be structurally …………
a)
meager
b)
deficient
c)
erroneous
d)
misguided
21.
The influential journal Baseball News named Gopher's left-hander Frankie Pena the of its ………… Comeback Player of the Year award.
a)
associate
b)
recipient
c)
successor
d)
participant
22.
One of the worst disease ………… in England's history happened in 1854 in London's Soho district.
a)
turnouts
b)
uprisings
c)
disorders
d)
outbreaks
23.
The Hays Report of Student Achievement ………… moving from occasional evaluations of students to a process of continuous analytics.
a)
pleads
b)
vouches
c)
contends
d)
advocates
24.
Since 1884 the university has produced what is generally ………… the world's most comprehensive English dictionary.
a)
known
b)
viewed
c)
credited
d)
considered
25.
The maximum ………… for feature articles is 5,000 words, not including headings and photo captions.
a)
unit
b)
reach
c)
length
d)
section
26.
In extreme cases of cynophobia, the ………… sight of a dog can cause severe panic.
a)
bare
b)
mere
c)
spare
d)
entire
27.
There will be plenty of opportunities for audience members to provide ………… during the course of the presentation.
a)
input
b)
remark
c)
opinion
d)
contribution
28.
A department spokesman announced that local police have officially charged two people in ………… with a robbery last week in Millvale.
a)
connection
b)
coincidence
c)
coordination
d)
collaboration
29.
An important factor for economics students to consider is the prediction that emerging markets are expected to supply 60 percent of the world's economic ………… by 2030.
a)
deal
b)
share
c)
activity
d)
forecast
30.
The result of the treaty was that the two kings agreed to ………… their competing claims for the French throne.
a)
refrain
b)
retreat
c)
abstain
d)
renounce
31.
Calls to improve public security have increased in the ………… of recent storms that led to widespread disturbances throughout the region.
a)
track
b)
wash
c)
wake
d)
burst
32.
In laboratory tests, we found that ceramic elements could ………… temperatures up to 700 degrees Fahrenheit.
a)
brace
b)
indulge
c)
reinforce
d)
withstand
33.
To avoid additional late fees and possible disruption to their studies, students are asked to pay their tuition …… no later than October 10.
a)
credit
b)
surplus
c)
residue
d)
balance
34.
Zoo officials created a live streaming video feed of the baby pandas for people to watch at their …………
a)
play
b)
leisure
c)
relaxation
d)
amusement
35.
Most of the artifacts in the museum were collected by a Burke University archaeological in the ………… 1950s.
a)
inquest
b)
analysis
c)
research
d)
expedition
36.
Purchase of any textbook or stationery item between now and October 5th ………… you for up to 60% off selected products in the university
a)
suits
b)
enables
c)
permits
d)
qualifies
37.
Moment in Life is an anthology of short stories by both famous and lesser-known Latin American authors that ………… to a wide variety of interests.
a)
keeps
b)
grants
c)
caters
d)
serves
38.
The film's odd characters and bizarre plot line require that audiences work hard to suspend …………
a)
disbelied
b)
disclosure
c)
disorientation
d)
disillusionment
39.
Julian's year got off to an ………… start when he received confirmation that he had been accepted into eight of the ten universities he had applied to.
a)
adept
b)
adamant
c)
assuming
d)
auspicious
40.
Preliminary estimates for renovation of the city's Central Public Library are in the ………… of $850,000.
a)
vicinity
b)
expense
c)
territory
d)
proximity
41.
Wave has an excellent selection of women's scarves, bracelets, earrings, and other …………
a)
outfits
b)
costumes
c)
appliances
d)
accessories
42.
When dealing with difficult people, it is important to keep your anger in ………… and remain as calm as possible.
a)
bay
b)
check
c)
charge
d)
wraps
43.
The $100 million raised by the university's physics department is ………… to fund research for several years.
a)
likely
b)
freely
c)
seriously
d)
especially
44.
Throughout her long and illustrious career, Elena May was a passionate ………… for patients' rights, as well as a talented educator.
a)
admirer
b)
follower
c)
advocate
d)
supporter
45.
Scholars International is an organization that offers opportunities for students to volunteer both ………… and abroad.
a)
publicly
b)
centrally
c)
domestically
d)
constitutionally
46.
Just about any commercial adhesive may be used to ………… the two boards to one another.
a)
add
b)
affix
c)
annex
d)
append
47.
From a practical …………, an internship can offer students substantial opportunities for successful employment upon graduation.
a)
stand
b)
outlook
c)
approach
d)
standpoint
48.
Chaos theory posits that order and disorder can ………… In the hard sciences.
a)
collate
b)
coexist
c)
collocate
d)
commute
49.
A winter storm that ………… power to thousands of Midwestern homes covered much of the East Coast in snow Monday.
a)
broke into
b)
drove back
c)
turned over
d)
knocked out
50.
The exact age of the structure has been difficult for archaeologists to ………… but calculations put the estimate anywhere between 3,000 and 10,000 years old.
a)
hint
b)
infer
c)
pinpoint
d)
intervene
51.
………… department meeting has been scheduled for all Department of Engineering students at 9:00 a.m. on Friday in the Blass Auditorium.
a)
A mandatory
b)
An inevitable
c)
An endorsed
d)
A demonstrated
52.
According to a recent study, 30 percent of all sharks, rays and ………… species are at serious risk of extinction.
a)
critical
b)
related
c)
analogous
d)
compatible
53.
The advertising campaign's aim is to ………… the motorbike as affordable, fuel efficient, environmentally friendly, and fun to ride.
a)
anchor
b)
portray
c)
concede
d)
commence
54.
As the price of fuel increases, the cost of public transportation is expected to rise ………… according to this morning's news report.
a)
implicitly
b)
exclusively
c)
dependently
d)
correspondingly
55.
Our department chair told us the news about her promotion but asked us to ………… until the university made a formal announcement.
a)
rule it out
b)
back her up
c)
talk her out of it
d)
keep it to ourselves
56.
………… version of the conference schedule is now available online, but please check for updates as some of the announced dates and venues may change.
a)
An essential
b)
A distributed
c)
An attainable
d)
A preliminary
57.
Several of the museum's paintings were damaged when a water pipe above a basement storage area burst causing ………… damage.
a)
inclusive
b)
extensive
c)
saturated
d)
devastated
58.
While you are visiting, I strongly ………… that you have dinner at Casa Alvarez on Third Avenue.
a)
applaud
b)
endorse
c)
proposition
d)
recommend
59.
What constitutes a "balanced" diet is open to debate, with many nutritional experts offering widely ………… and often conflicting opinions.
a)
adjacent
b)
divergent
c)
unanimous
d)
totalitarian
60.
Surveys of young voters between the ages of 18 and 25 show that neither of the major candidates ………… much confidence or enthusiasm.
a)
elects
b)
inspires
c)
politicizes
d)
nominates
61.
The Board of Education is reviewing the current state licensing …………for middle school and high school teachers.
a)
factors
b)
necessities
c)
installments
d)
requirements
62.
………… for having hosted various members of the royal family, the Royal Sunrise is considered one of the top luxury hotels in the commonwealth.
a)
Attainable
b)
Renowned
c)
Extravagant
d)
Fundamental
63.
The reseachers caution against assuming that the results from their studies are .... for humans.
a)
valid
b)
malicious
c)
authorized
d)
accountable
64.
The fisherman was ... whether to haul in the giant fish or release it back into the water.
a)
of like mind
b)
in two minds
c)
all in the mind
d)
in his right mind
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