WorksheetsList 26/27 Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Choose the best definition for the word 'Curtail'.
To improve rapidly
To reduce in extent or quantity
To argue passionately
To exaggerate importance
Choose the best definition for the word 'Epicure'.
A person who avoids all luxuries
A person with refined taste in food and drink
A lazy person
A food critic who gives harsh reviews
Choose the best definition for the word 'Tenuous'.
Strong and reliable
Slender or weak
Complicated and confusing
Unavailable or hidden
Choose the best definition for the word 'Boorish'.
Elegant and refined
Rude and unmannerly
Quiet and reserved
Hasty and impulsive
Choose the best definition for the word 'Vindicate'.
To declare war
To prove someone’s innocence
To punish harshly
To support a lie
Choose the best definition for the word 'Poignant'.
Deeply moving or emotional
Mildly amusing
Totally predictable
Dry and dull
Choose the best definition for the word 'Bourgeois'.
Heroic and adventurous
Middle-class and conventional
Rebellious and chaotic
Wealthy and selfish
Choose the best definition for the word 'Hiatus'.
A long speech
A break or pause
A punishment
A celebration
Choose the best definition for the word 'Languid'.
Energetic and excited
Angry and aggressive
Tired and slow
Focused and alert
Choose the best definition for the word 'Resplendent'.
Dull and lifeless
Loud and annoying
Shining brightly
Completely broken
Choose the best definition for the word 'Brusque'.
Brief and rude in manner
Cheerful and polite
Mysterious and quiet
Calm and soft-spoken
Choose the best definition for the word 'Vacuous'.
Full of life
Lacking intelligence or thought
Mysteriously beautiful
Angry and confrontational
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The lawyer presented new evidence to help __________ her client of the charges.
vindicate
curtail
hiatus
vacuous
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: After running the marathon, he felt __________ and could barely keep his eyes open.
brusque
poignant
languid
resplendent
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The teacher’s __________ response to the student's question left the class stunned into silence.
vacuous
bourgeois
brusque
tenuous
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: We had to __________ our vacation plans due to the sudden storm.
vindicate
curtail
resplendent
boorish
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The mother delivered a __________ speech at the graduation ceremony that brought many to tears.
poignant
boorish
languid
vacuous
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: After a long __________, the band finally released a new album.
hiatus
curtail
epicure
brusque
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Her necklace sparkled under the lights and looked truly __________ onstage.
vacuous
resplendent
tenuous
hiatus
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The peace treaty was based on a __________ agreement that could easily fall apart.
tenuous
resplendent
poignant
brusque
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: His __________ behavior at the formal dinner embarrassed his entire family.
epicure
languid
bourgeois
boorish
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The film critic was also a(n) __________ who could identify the finest notes in a complex dish.
epicure
hiatus
vacuous
curtail
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: He always mocked art and culture, calling them __________ interests of the middle class.
poignant
bourgeois
languid
brusque
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Though she looked confident, her argument was completely __________ and lacked depth.
vacuous
vindicated
resplendent
hiatus
