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Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'prevalent' mean?

a)

Uncommon

b)

Rare

c)

Obsolete

d)

Widespread

2.

Which word is a synonym for 'assuage'?

a)

Aggravate

b)

Satisfy

c)

Exacerbate

d)

Intensify

3.

What does 'ubiquitous' mean?

a)

Localized

b)

Present everywhere

c)

Hidden

d)

Rare

4.

Which of the following is a synonym for 'induce'?

a)

Hinder

b)

Dissuade

c)

Convince

d)

Prevent

5.

What does 'detractor' refer to?

a)

Supporter

b)

Critic

c)

Advocate

d)

Friend

6.

What is the meaning of 'paucity'?

a)

Surplus

b)

Excess

c)

Scarcity

d)

Abundance

7.

Which word means 'to make better'?

a)

Ameliorate

b)

Worsen

c)

Deteriorate

d)

Complicate

8.

What does 'vindicate' mean?

a)

To accuse

b)

To blame

c)

To clear of blame

d)

To punish

9.

What is the opposite of 'superfluous'?

a)

Necessary

b)

Excessive

c)

Redundant

d)

Surplus

10.

What does 'capricious' mean?

a)

Fickle

b)

Predictable

c)

Stable

d)

Consistent

11.

Which word means 'to prevent from happening'?

a)

Encourage

b)

Allow

c)

Preclude

d)

Facilitate

12.

What does 'abstruse' mean?

a)

Difficult to understand

b)

Simple

c)

Clear

d)

Obvious

13.

Which word is synonymous with 'placate'?

a)

Upset

b)

Annoy

c)

Soothe

d)

Aggravate

14.

What does 'nebulous' mean?

a)

Clear

b)

Vague

c)

Certain

d)

Definite

15.

What is the meaning of 'intermediate'?

a)

Final

b)

Conclusive

c)

Initial

d)

Coming between

16.

Which word means 'to come together to form a whole'?

a)

Separate

b)

Split

c)

Divide

d)

Coalesce

17.

What does 'ineluctable' mean?

a)

Controllable

b)

Unavoidable

c)

Avoidable

d)

Optional

18.

Which word means 'to assess the value of something'?

a)

Appraise

b)

Neglect

c)

Ignore

d)

Overlook

19.

What does 'spurious' mean?

a)

Genuine

b)

Fake

c)

Authentic

d)

Real

20.

Which word means 'to strengthen or support'?

a)

Buttress

b)

Undermine

c)

Diminish

d)

Weaken

21.

What does 'irrevocable' mean?

a)

Alterable

b)

Changeable

c)

Permanent

d)

Temporary

22.

Which word means 'to declare free from guilt'?

a)

Convict

b)

Absolve

c)

Accuse

d)

Blame

23.

What does 'illusory' mean?

a)

Based on illusion

b)

Concrete

c)

Real

d)

Tangible

24.

Which word means 'to demand a requirement'?

a)

Ignore

b)

Neglect

c)

Dismiss

d)

Stipulate

25.

What does 'amorphous' mean?

a)

Without a defined shape

b)

Clear-cut

c)

Distinct

d)

Structured

26.

Which word means 'to block or bar'?

a)

Preclude

b)

Facilitate

c)

Permit

d)

Encourage

27.

What does 'evince' mean?

a)

Suppress

b)

Conceal

c)

Reveal

d)

Hide

28.

Which word means 'to cause or give rise to'?

a)

Dissuade

b)

Hinder

c)

Prevent

d)

Instigate

29.

What does 'engender' mean?

a)

negate

b)

give rise to

c)

unpleasant

d)

universal

30.

What does 'repudiate' mean?

a)

refute

b)

prevailing

c)

mitigate

d)

imaginary

31.

What does 'precedents' mean?

a)

convince

b)

critic

c)

guide

d)

universal

32.

What does 'counterbalance' mean?

a)

cryptic

b)

equalizer

c)

redeem

d)

relieve

33.

What does 'innocuous' mean?

a)

scarcity

b)

harmless

c)

presumption

d)

zeal

34.

What does 'conjecture' mean?

a)

fickle

b)

presumption

c)

safety

d)

enthusiasm

35.

What does 'alacrity' mean?

a)

correct

b)

enthusiasm

c)

redeem

d)

strenghtness

36.

What does 'unprecedented' mean?

a)

unmistakable

b)

never done before

c)

in the form of a cloud

d)

reveal the presence

37.

What does 'accentuate' mean?

a)

immaculate

b)

false

c)

inevitable

d)

emphasize

38.

Which word means 'leaving no doubt'?

a)

evince

b)

accentuate

c)

unequivocal

d)

copious

39.

Which word means 'abundant in supply'?

a)

ameliorate

b)

superflow

c)

copious

d)

appraise

40.

Which word means 'beyond criticism '?

a)

irreproachable

b)

ineluctable

c)

nebulous

d)

accentuate

41.

Which word means 'supersede and replace'?

a)

amorphous

b)

placate

c)

austere

d)

supplant

42.

Which word means 'strict or severe'?

a)

supplant

b)

austere

c)

appraise

d)

ameliorate