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Vocabulary Test - Unit 1

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20 questions
Matching
4

Match each word to the correct definition.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
churlish
lacking politeness or good manners
vigil
a watch, especially at night
hover
to float or hang suspended over
revert
to return or go back to
Complete the Sentence
3
  • 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
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
Matching
4
Choose which word from the list provided that best fits each definition below:
  1. an order having the force of law __________
  2. to search blindly and uncertainly__________
  3. broken stone or bricks__________
  4. to force one's way by elbowing or shoving__________
Synonyms
1

grope for the telephone

1

the citadels of power

1

search through the rubble

1

servile flattery

1

revert to childishness

1

discordant noises

1

an unassailable citadel

1

the excerpt from the novel

Antonyms
1

precludes successful completion

1

churlish behavior

1

evolve from nothing

1

struck a discordant note

1

servile sycophants

1

the plaudits of the crowd

1

wrangle about a topic

1

laggard in paying debts