Random vocabulary 2

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A quiz with words and phrases in English.
Manuel Lujan
Quiz by Manuel Lujan, updated more than 1 year ago
Manuel Lujan
Created by Manuel Lujan over 8 years ago
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Question 1

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The enormous number of human casualties and the appearance of thousands of refugees attest to the fact that this was neither a mistake nor a [blank_start]fortuity[blank_end] by pre-planned criminal actions. (an accidental occurrence)
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  • fortuity

Question 2

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The cemeteries lining the roads [blank_start]attest to[blank_end] the bloodshed.
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  • attest to

Question 3

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[blank_start]Weld[blank_end].
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  • Weld

Question 4

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The worst dictatorship in Argentina began in 1976, when Jorge Rafael Videla [blank_start]took office[blank_end] after the [blank_start]coup d'état[blank_end] that took place on the 23° of March.
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  • took office
  • coup d'état

Question 5

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[blank_start]ale[blank_end]
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  • ale

Question 6

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[blank_start]heel[blank_end]
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  • heel

Question 7

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[blank_start]eel[blank_end]
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  • eel

Question 8

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Getting to know someone enables people to [blank_start]let go of[blank_end] their fears.
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  • let go of

Question 9

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[blank_start]banister[blank_end]
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  • banister

Question 10

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[blank_start]shutter[blank_end]
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  • shutter

Question 11

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[blank_start]hearth[blank_end]
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  • hearth

Question 12

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The years have [blank_start]gone by[blank_end] at once slowly and fast.
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  • gone by

Question 13

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I cannot and I will not [blank_start]recant[blank_end] (take back, deny something said) anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe.
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  • recant

Question 14

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[blank_start]lobster[blank_end]
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  • lobster

Question 15

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[blank_start]Nosy[blank_end]: offensively curious or inquisitive.
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  • Nosy

Question 16

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[blank_start]Debouch[blank_end]: v. To march out from a narrow or confined place into open country, as a body of troops. v. To emerge from a relatively narrow valley upon an open plain.
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  • Debouch

Question 17

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[blank_start]perambulator[blank_end]
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  • perambulator

Question 18

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[blank_start]Pant[blank_end]: breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement.
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  • Pant

Question 19

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When the thieves saw us coming, they [blank_start]made off with[blank_end] our television and our stereo.
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  • made off with

Question 20

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[blank_start]lark[blank_end] [blank_start]about[blank_end]/around: v. To have fun by joking or playing.
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  • lark
  • about

Question 21

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I've always [blank_start]confused[blank_end] John [blank_start]with[blank_end] George. Each of them could pass for the other, I wouldn't notice.
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  • confused
  • with

Question 22

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[blank_start]bench[blank_end]
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  • bench

Question 23

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[blank_start]dew[blank_end]
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  • dew

Question 24

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A pair of [blank_start]oars[blank_end].
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  • oars

Question 25

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[blank_start]nettle[blank_end]
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  • nettle

Question 26

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[blank_start]fuse[blank_end]
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  • fuse

Question 27

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[blank_start]quiver[blank_end]
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  • quiver

Question 28

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These are some [blank_start]hieroglyphics[blank_end].
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  • hieroglyphics

Question 29

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The thing that joins the oxen is a [blank_start]yoke[blank_end].
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  • yoke

Question 30

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I congratulated him [blank_start]on[blank_end] winning the election because, although we pretend to be political rivals, after all we are pretty much the same.
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  • on

Question 31

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A [blank_start]heap[blank_end] of clothes.
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  • heap

Question 32

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[blank_start]kerb[blank_end]
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  • kerb

Question 33

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According to your [blank_start]reasoning[blank_end], if a foetus is a human being, so is a leg, or an eye, or evey cell in our bodies.
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  • reasoning

Question 34

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[blank_start]frets[blank_end]
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  • frets

Question 35

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We live in a modern society [blank_start]peopled[blank_end] (inhabited) by well-educated, mobile and responsible citizens.
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  • peopled

Question 36

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Cole knew his own body would eventually die and [blank_start]decay[blank_end] (get rotten) and be reduced to dirt.
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  • decay

Question 37

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[blank_start]Sunken[blank_end] cheeks.
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  • Sunken

Question 38

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[blank_start]dusk[blank_end]
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  • dusk

Question 39

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Sometimes, the water [blank_start]ripples[blank_end]. Wind can make water [blank_start]ripple[blank_end]. A [blank_start]ripple[blank_end] is what you can see in the picture above.
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  • ripples
  • ripple
  • ripple

Question 40

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To [blank_start]shudder[blank_end] is to shiver.
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  • shudder

Question 41

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Private clinics also exist to [blank_start]cater for[blank_end] (provide [someone] with) the needs of those who choose to pay for their treatment.
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  • cater for

Question 42

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Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [blank_start]wiles[blank_end] (cunning or devious stratagems) of the devil.
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  • wiles

Question 43

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We are also [blank_start]ill at ease[blank_end] (unconfortable, nervous) with the position pushed by a minority that the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the crime of aggression should [blank_start]be subject to[blank_end] (depend on) the will of the Security Council.
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  • ill at ease
  • be subject to

Question 44

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Risen [blank_start]hackles[blank_end].
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  • hackles

Question 45

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This tree is [blank_start]gnarled[blank_end] (twisted or knobbly).
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  • gnarled

Question 46

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Yes, I didn't know, but this kind of honey some trees have is actually [blank_start]sap[blank_end] (the fluid that circulates in the vascular system of a plant).
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  • sap

Question 47

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The path is [blank_start]dappled in[blank_end] (marked with spots) shadow.
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  • dappled in

Question 48

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Braveness and courage are synonyms of [blank_start]valour[blank_end].
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  • valour

Question 49

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[blank_start]sigil[blank_end]
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  • sigil

Question 50

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"[blank_start]Windpipe[blank_end]" is another way of saying "trachea".
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  • Windpipe
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