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Barron Week 1 Vocabulary Quiz(ADV)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "abound" mean?

a)

To be scarce or rare

b)

To be abundant or plentiful

c)

To be hidden or secretive

d)

To be small or insignificant

2.

What is the definition of "annals"?

a)

A type of animal

b)

A chronological account of events

c)

A type of plant

d)

A type of food

3.

What does "automaton" refer to?

a)

A type of vehicle

b)

A mechanism that can move automatically

c)

A type of plant

d)

A type of food

4.

What does "badger" mean in this context?

a)

A type of bird

b)

To annoy persistently

c)

A type of fish

d)

To sleep peacefully

5.

What is the meaning of "compound"?

a)

To separate into parts

b)

To add to or make more intense

c)

To reduce in size

d)

To simplify

6.

What does "drudgery" refer to?

a)

Exciting work

b)

Hard, monotonous routine work

c)

Creative work

d)

Easy work

7.

What is the definition of "eminent"?

a)

Unknown or obscure

b)

Of outstanding reputation

c)

Of low quality

d)

Of average status

8.

What does "implore" mean?

a)

To ignore

b)

To call upon in supplication

c)

To laugh at

d)

To forget

9.

What does "indiscriminate" mean?

a)

Carefully chosen

b)

Failing to make or recognize distinctions

c)

Highly selective

d)

Very specific

10.

What is the meaning of "interminable"?

a)

Very short

b)

Tiresomely long

c)

Quickly ending

d)

Easily forgotten

11.

What does "matron" refer to?

a)

A young girl

b)

A married woman in charge of domestic arrangements

c)

A single man

d)

A young boy

12.

What is a "paradox"?

a)

A simple statement

b)

A statement that contradicts itself

c)

A clear explanation

d)

A straightforward fact

13.

What does "perceive" mean?

a)

To ignore

b)

To become aware through the senses

c)

To forget

d)

To misunderstand

14.

What is the definition of "prognosticate"?

a)

To remember the past

b)

To make a prediction about

c)

To forget the future

d)

To ignore the present

15.

What does "realm" refer to?

a)

A type of food

b)

A domain in which something is dominant

c)

A type of plant

d)

A type of animal

16.

What is "to eat humble pie" mean?

a)

Eat pie

b)

Be humble

c)

to admit to eating a pie

d)

To admit defeat

17.

"A pig in a poke" means. . .?

a)

A pig poked

b)

A pig that got stuck

c)

A blind item, a poor purchase

d)

Being stuck in the mud

18.

To pour (a)   on troubled waters

19.

Taylor Swift is a flash in a pan! Meaning she is. . .?

a)

a star today, a flop tomorrow

b)

she is super famous

c)

she is renown across multiple countries

d)

she is a poor singer

20.

True or False: Tinge means a small amount of color.

a)

True

b)

False