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Vocab Test 15

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You are being unnecessarily _______ by spending too much time on details while time is running out and only one third of your essay is finished.

a)

recalcitrant

b)

mendacious

c)

dogmatic

d)

pedantic

2.

Tony used to be a healthy man until he suddenly developed a ______ for wine, which really worries his family.

a)

likeness

b)

partisan

c)

penchant

3.

How the pyramids of Egypt were built remains a(n) _____ to the world until this day.

a)

brain-teaser

b)

enigma

c)

cliffhanger

d)

crypt

4.

I decided to quit my job because I can't stand being ______ by my boss on every minor fault.

a)

called out

b)

cried out

c)

torn down

d)

called over

5.

Even if the authorities want to develop this area, it is unjustifiable that they ______ over the concerns of the local community.

a)

lock horns

b)

pour cold water

c)

ride roughshod

d)

spike their guns

6.

After two years living apart, the couple met each other and struggled to ____ their love.

a)

revive

b)

rekindle

c)

reheat

d)

relish

7.

Although the room was _______ decorated in gold and silver, it was quite simply over the top.

a)

ostentatiously

b)

tantalisingly

c)

gregariously

d)

benevolently

8.

The violent scenes in that movie were simply ______ and added nothing to the storyline.

a)

docile

b)

gratuitous

c)

dormant

d)

arduous

9.

That young people join parties despite the ongoing pandemic is a ______ disregard for the community's health.

a)

flagrant

b)

convivial

c)

frugal

d)

feral

10.

The chances of finding those trapped in the snow after the avalanche now are _____ after ten hours have passed and the rescue team has yet to arrive.

a)

mediocre

b)

minuscule

c)

esoteric

d)

microscopic

11.

You cannot blame Dan for our failure because it was you who _____ him into this mission.

a)

prodded

b)

rammed

c)

let

d)

thrusted

12.

The couple got married in 1990, which means that they will have ______ 30 years of marriage this summer.

a)

run up

b)

dredged up

c)

chalked up

d)

cropped up

13.

Andy, I think you have had enough clothes to wear, stop buying more, money doesn't grow on _______

a)

grass

b)

trees

c)

air

d)

land

14.

We need some boys over here since it is going to require a certain amount of ______ grease to carry this wardrobe upstairs.

a)

muscle

b)

elbow

c)

spine

d)

knee

15.

I have an _______ with my roommate because she is always eating my food without asking.

a)

hatchet to bury

b)

axe to grind

c)

screw to loose

d)

nail to hit

16.

A(n) (a)   smile before the debate of her immediately created a much less hostile atmosphere in the meeting room. (ARM)

17.

The warring sides have agreed on a one-week (a)   for people to celebrate the Lunar New Year. (FIRE)

18.

It is an hour until lunch but I am already (a)   after cleaning up the whole house. (RAVENING)

19.

It was my childhood to dream to live in a (a)   house, but now I could only afford to rent an apartment. (PALACE)

20.

Roughly 26 centuries ago, Sunzi wrote a powerful (a)   on military called The Art of War. (TREAT)