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Vocabulary Test - Unit 1

Last updated over 1 year ago

20 questions

Matching

4

Complete the Sentence

3

3

Matching

4

Synonyms

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Antonyms

1

1

1

1

1

1

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1

Question 1

1.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item

Question 2

2.

The moths __________ over the candle flame, and we were afraid they might burn their wings. 
The surly sea captain barked at his crew, "You're all a bunch of ____________(s) ! At this rate, we'll never reach land."
My great-grandmother lived by the old__________ that goes, "A penny saved is a penny earned."

Other Answer Choices:

vigil

adage

decree

laggard

hover

rubble

Question 3

3.

I knew we would be more efficient if we ________________  on the project, since two heads are better than one.
I was totally taken aback by the _____________  reply I received to my polite request about his health.
The tsars of imperial Russia were autocrats who ruled their vast empire by royal ___________ .

Other Answer Choices:

vigil

collaborate

churlish

hover

decree

servile

Question 4

4.

Choose which word from the list provided that best fits each definition below: 
an order having the force of law __________
to search blindly and uncertainly__________
broken stone or bricks__________
to force one's way by elbowing or shoving__________

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Question 20

20.

Match each word to the correct definition.

hover

lacking politeness or good manners

churlish

a watch, especially at night

revert

to float or hang suspended over

vigil

to return or go back to

grope for the telephone

pay

call

ask

feel

the citadels of power

rewards

bastions

privileges

responsibilities

search through the rubble

wreckage

closet

house

newspaper

servile flattery

pleasant

unexpected

slavish

excessive

revert to childishness

progress

graduate

pander

relapse

discordant noises

harmonious

divergent

pleasing

inaudible

an unassailable citadel

storehouse

arsenal

stronghold

battleship

the excerpt from the novel

section

transaction

preface

synopsis

precludes successful completion

prevents

facilitates

desires

anticipates

churlish behavior

unacceptable

impolite

unfriendly

courteous

evolve from nothing

grow

wither

develop

include

struck a discordant note

unexpected

harmonious

interesting

jarring

servile sycophants

humorous

fawning

overbearing

charming

the plaudits of the crowd

boos

interests

reactions

cheers

wrangle about a topic

argue

think

agree

talk

laggard in paying debts

steady

careless

sensible

prompt