WorksheetsECPE Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
In the ___ of the drought there were crop failures and the country now faces famine.
wake
series
repercussion
stride
Plans to build a new elementary school are ___.
elevated
interlocking
fortified
underway
He got the job even though his skills were ___ to those of the other applicants.
insignificant
inferior
indifferent
imperfect
Economic growth will continue to be slow for the ___ future.
plausible
foreseeable
conceivable
consecutive
The thought of snakes and spiders ___ him
decomposed
despised
detached
disgusted
Vacation policies continue to be a source of ___ between management and the workers.
disturbance
resistance
contraction
friction
The drop in profits can be ___ to the rising cost of raw materials.
excused
deduced
derived
attributed
You can definitely ___ Sarah to get the job done.
look at
count on
figure out
regard to
When choosing the new chairperson, ___ that the past three have all come from the accounting department.
see to it
look out for
keep in mind
ask around
After sleeping in the car his suit was badly ___.
cropped
wrinkled
withered
creased
Even though Bob and Jim are good friends, they’re ___ when they play soccer.
rivals
contrasts
counterparts
aggregates
I can tolerate olive oil, but I just ___ olives.
distort
perjure
abhor
feign
There wasn't a ___ of truth in his statement to the police.
spot
knot
lump
grain
To lose weight, he is on a ___ -calorie diet
contracted
declined
diminished
reduced
The government ___ the use of seat belts in all cars
prevails
provokes
mediates
mandates
Now that Ron has changed schools he's really beginning to ___
flourish
harvest
plow
accumulate
Donna lost her purse and was ___ searching for it everywhere
unspeakably
glaringly
obscurely
frantically
The ___ customer upset many of the restaurant’s staff.
intuitive
prodigious
belligerent
abundant
The police had to ___ to force to maintain public order.
resort
employ
exert
retaliate
The professor ___ his students so much that they were scared to ask him any questions
apprehended
intimidated
articulated
collaborated
I think Kim would be great for the job. Her work record is ___
impeccable
enriched
rudimentary
tarnished
Because he could be fired if the soccer team loses, the manager is in a very ___ position.
pertinent
precipitous
precarious
petty
Linda ___ in school because she studies a great deal.
supersedes
surpasses
excels
ensues
The lecturer restated his main point, ___ that the current approach has been a failure.
namely
largely
incidentally
exclusively
___ on the top of the cliff, the climbers enjoyed the view before beginning their descent.
Nestled
Pierced
Stared
Perched
When I returned from my vacation, I found a huge ___ of work to do
postscript
outreach
backlog
upkeep
John will likely ___ as head of the department when the semester end
resign
conclude
install
expire
The ___ of the proposal argue that it will raise people's living standards and benefit almost everyone
proprietors
detractors
proponents
rivals
In the last century, we ___ on a new era of peace and prosperity
embarked
encroached
trespassed
wandered
Due to time ___, we’ll have to end the meeting at three o’cloc
processes
functions
boundaries
constraints
The crowd was ordered to ___.
diverse
disperse
deviate
divert
With a bit of ___ Mark might agree to take on the project.
coaxing
taunting
vexing
dusting
The company that Joan works for is ___ with an automotive company, so she can get a discount on a new ca
correlated
parallel
affiliated
accounted
She still had ___ doubts about the wisdom of the plan.
lingering
strenuous
pervasive
prominen
Due to time ___, we’ll have to end the meeting at three o’cloc
processes
functions
boundaries
constraints
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were ___ by the hotel’s dirty rooms.
deducted
admonished
appalled
dispelled
The two surfaces can be stuck together with this powerful ___.
adhesive
contaminan
delegate
equation
She saved a lot of money through ___ financial planning.
impudent
prudent
precarious
conducive
I asked Joe if he’d told me everything, but he wouldn’t give me ___ answer
a subconscious
a straightforward
an unstructured
an unmistakable
There are good environmental reasons why we must ___ our use of pesticides.
contravene
prevail
curb
dispense
