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List 26/27 Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Curtail'.

a)

To improve rapidly

b)

To reduce in extent or quantity

c)

To argue passionately

d)

To exaggerate importance

2.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Epicure'.

a)

A person who avoids all luxuries

b)

A person with refined taste in food and drink

c)

A lazy person

d)

A food critic who gives harsh reviews

3.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Tenuous'.

a)

Strong and reliable

b)

Slender or weak

c)

Complicated and confusing

d)

Unavailable or hidden

4.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Boorish'.

a)

Elegant and refined

b)

Rude and unmannerly

c)

Quiet and reserved

d)

Hasty and impulsive

5.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Vindicate'.

a)

To declare war

b)

To prove someone’s innocence

c)

To punish harshly

d)

To support a lie

6.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Poignant'.

a)

Deeply moving or emotional

b)

Mildly amusing

c)

Totally predictable

d)

Dry and dull

7.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Bourgeois'.

a)

Heroic and adventurous

b)

Middle-class and conventional

c)

Rebellious and chaotic

d)

Wealthy and selfish

8.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Hiatus'.

a)

A long speech

b)

A break or pause

c)

A punishment

d)

A celebration

9.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Languid'.

a)

Energetic and excited

b)

Angry and aggressive

c)

Tired and slow

d)

Focused and alert

10.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Resplendent'.

a)

Dull and lifeless

b)

Loud and annoying

c)

Shining brightly

d)

Completely broken

11.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Brusque'.

a)

Brief and rude in manner

b)

Cheerful and polite

c)

Mysterious and quiet

d)

Calm and soft-spoken

12.

Choose the best definition for the word 'Vacuous'.

a)

Full of life

b)

Lacking intelligence or thought

c)

Mysteriously beautiful

d)

Angry and confrontational

13.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The lawyer presented new evidence to help __________ her client of the charges.

a)

vindicate

b)

curtail

c)

hiatus

d)

vacuous

14.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: After running the marathon, he felt __________ and could barely keep his eyes open.

a)

brusque

b)

poignant

c)

languid

d)

resplendent

15.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The teacher’s __________ response to the student's question left the class stunned into silence.

a)

vacuous

b)

bourgeois

c)

brusque

d)

tenuous

16.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: We had to __________ our vacation plans due to the sudden storm.

a)

vindicate

b)

curtail

c)

resplendent

d)

boorish

17.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The mother delivered a __________ speech at the graduation ceremony that brought many to tears.

a)

poignant

b)

boorish

c)

languid

d)

vacuous

18.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: After a long __________, the band finally released a new album.

a)

hiatus

b)

curtail

c)

epicure

d)

brusque

19.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Her necklace sparkled under the lights and looked truly __________ onstage.

a)

vacuous

b)

resplendent

c)

tenuous

d)

hiatus

20.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The peace treaty was based on a __________ agreement that could easily fall apart.

a)

tenuous

b)

resplendent

c)

poignant

d)

brusque

21.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: His __________ behavior at the formal dinner embarrassed his entire family.

a)

epicure

b)

languid

c)

bourgeois

d)

boorish

22.

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.

a)

epicure

b)

hiatus

c)

vacuous

d)

curtail

23.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: He always mocked art and culture, calling them __________ interests of the middle class.

a)

poignant

b)

bourgeois

c)

languid

d)

brusque

24.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Though she looked confident, her argument was completely __________ and lacked depth.

a)

vacuous

b)

vindicated

c)

resplendent

d)

hiatus