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Vocabulary 1-15 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

They told us that we had done battle with fiercer adversaries in the past, and we would again someday.

In this sentence, adversaries means:

a)

independents

b)

pupils

c)

opponents

d)

monarchs

2.

allegory means :

a)

an authoritative confirmation

b)

a short moral story

c)

a public declaration of intentions

d)

a farewell remark

3.

allusion means :

a)

argument

b)

advice

c)

principle

d)

reference

4.

I think that most people will perform better under conditions of ________ than they do under conditions of heavy control.

a)

domination

b)

impunity

c)

equilibrium

d)

autonomy

5.

As users write beyond the 140-character limit, Twitter will signal to them that they have crossed the threshold as a way to encourage ________.

a)

violence

b)

brevity

c)

obesity

d)

fragrance

6.

cynical means :

a)

sticking fast

b)

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

c)

believing the worst of human nature and motives

d)

lacking stimulating characteristics

7.

deity means :

a)

thread

b)

success

c)

god

d)

target

8.

Who is disparaging something?

a)

a critic who writes a scathing review of a movie

b)

a teenager who reorganizes her bedroom

c)

a math teacher who administers a multiple-choice exam

d)

a parent who adopts a foster child

9.

epiphany means :

a)

a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

b)

a divine manifestation

c)

a farewell oration

d)

the act of indicating or pointing out by name

10.

evanescent means :

a)

unconfined

b)

sovereign

c)

conflicting

d)

impermanent

11.

foreboding means :

a)

a feeling of evil to come

b)

vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

c)

an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility

d)

a feeling of strong eagerness

12.

And for that matter, he didn't even seem to care that his efforts would be futile, as well as expensive.

In this sentence, futile means:

a)

embarrassing

b)

complicated

c)

unproductive

d)

imaginative

13.

idyllic means :

a)

numberless

b)

flawless

c)

faceless

d)

nerveless

14.

The opposite of incognito is:

a)

quietly

b)

narrowly

c)

publicly

d)

foolishly

15.

“One more!” he said in a jovial voice.

In this sentence, jovial means:

a)

deserving or exciting compassion

b)

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

c)

lacking knowledge; uneducated

d)

offensively self-assured or exercising unwarranted power