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Word Quizz 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

perch (v)

a)

to leave a comfortable place

b)

to search and find a nice place

c)

to provide shelter in a safe place

d)

to rest or settle in a high place

2.

offspring (n)

a)

parents

b)

uncles

c)

grandparents

d)

children

3.

precarious (adj)

a)

dangerous

b)

doubtful

c)

not secure

d)

all of the above

4.

quest (n)

a)

to seek

b)

to look for

c)

to search

d)

all of the above

5.

6. profuse (adj)

a)

not many

b)

an average number

c)

great abundance

d)

correct amount

6.

infer (v)

a)

to conclude from facts

b)

to research the facts

c)

to describe important facts

d)

to require legal facts

7.

thaw (v)

a)

to change from ice to water

b)

to melt

c)

to warm up

d)

all of the above

8.

keen (adj)

a)

very clean

b)

very warm

c)

very dull

d)

very sensitive

9.

brood (n)

a)

group of old animals

b)

young children of one family

c)

cousins

d)

first queen

10.

impecunious (adj)

a)

always sad

b)

always poor

c)

always happy

d)

always rich

11.

benevolent (adj)

a)

generous

b)

kind

c)

kind

d)

all of the above

12.

inveterate (adj)

a)

new habit

b)

changing habit

c)

uncommon habit

d)

uncommon habit

13.

reimburse (v)

a)

to delay paying

b)

to avoid paying

c)

to pay back

d)

to pay only half

14.

subsist on (v)

a)

to live on

b)

to lie on

c)

to rely on

d)

to inform on

15.

quite the contrary (phr)

a)

in conclusion

b)

in addition

c)

the exact opposite

d)

finally

16.

all in all (phr)

a)

when everything is considered

b)

in the final analysis

c)

when all is said and done

d)

all of the above

17.

judicious (adj)

a)

demonstrating bad judgment

b)

demonstrating no judgment

c)

demonstrating good judgment

d)

demonstrating before a judge

18.

insinuate (v)

a)

to suggest

b)

to request

c)

to insulate

d)

to investigate

19.

suffice it to say (phr)

a)

in short

b)

it is enough to say

c)

no more is needed to add

d)

all of the above

20.

posthumously (adv)

a)

after death

b)

when born

c)

as an adult

d)

in old age

21.

hue (n)

a)

color

b)

sound

c)

vision

d)

prayer

22.

masterpiece (n)

a)

average work

b)

great work

c)

ancient work

d)

latest work

23.

saturated (adj)

a)

drenched

b)

soaked

c)

full of

d)

all of the above

24.

towering (adj)

a)

lower than the rest

b)

equal to everyone

c)

worst of the worst

d)

best of the best

25.

snub (v)

a)

to ignore

b)

to avoid

c)

to shun

d)

all of the above

26.

mercurial (adj)

a)

changing predictably

b)

changing unpredictably

c)

made of mercury

d)

planet

27.

palette (n)

a)

artist’s brush keeping box

b)

artist’s paint mixing board

c)

artist’s frame box

d)

artist’s planning board

28.

shimmer (v)

a)

to flicker like sunlight

b)

to flicker like sunlight

c)

to move like sunlight

d)

all of the above

29.

unerring (adj)

a)

always making a mistake

b)

rarely making a mistake

c)

never making a mistake

d)

eventually making a mistake

30.

ology (suffix)

a)

meaning the study of

b)

meaning the center of

c)

meaning the father of

d)

meaning the mother of

31.

geology (n)

a)

the study of water

b)

the study of rocks

c)

the study of stars

d)

the study of mathematics

32.

sociology (n)

a)

the study of sport

b)

the study of rocks

c)

the study of society

d)

the study of diseases

33.

archeology (n)

a)

the study of new cultures

b)

the study of art and music

c)

the study of medicine

d)

the study of historic or prehistoric cultures

34.

criminology (n)

a)

the study of crime and criminals

b)

the study of time and crime

c)

the study of fish and animals

d)

the study of old words

35.

psychology (n)

a)

study of time and society

b)

study of blood and race

c)

study of the mind and behavior

d)

all of the above

36.

climatology (n)

a)

the study of climates

b)

the study of water

c)

the study of cats

d)

the study of climbing

37.

anthropology (n)

a)

the study of the mind

b)

the study of music

c)

the study of humans

d)

the study of shells

38.

meteorology (n)

a)

the study of meteors

b)

the study of the weather

c)

the study of the poles

d)

the study of rocks

39.

discombobulated (adj)

a)

confused

b)

uncertain

c)

not clear

d)

all of the above

40.

dwelling (n)

a)

home

b)

place to live

c)

abode

d)

all of the above

41.

inhabit (v)

a)

to live outside of

b)

to live in front of

c)

to live without

d)

to live in

42.

opulent (adj)

a)

demonstrating great wealth

b)

demonstrating a bad choice

c)

demonstrating no wealth

d)

demonstrating no wealth

43.

Spartan (adj)

a)

simple

b)

basic

c)

frugal

d)

all of the above

44.

renounce (v)

a)

to throw up

b)

to show up

c)

to drink up

d)

to give up

45.

per capita (phr)

a)

per person

b)

equal for some

c)

income tax

d)

foreign investments

46.

void of (phr)

a)

full of

b)

empty of

c)

half full of

d)

in need of

47.

contrivances (n)

a)

mechanical things

b)

fundamental domestic things

c)

electrical things

d)

all of the above

48.

novel (adj)

a)

old

b)

young

c)

new

d)

ancient

49.

environs (n)

a)

environment

b)

place

c)

area

d)

all of the above

50.

harbinger (n)

a)

sign

b)

passenger

c)

harbor

d)

all of the above