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English Vocabulary Exam 7

Question 1 of 25

1

Issues like abortion and gay marriage always seem to ( ) emotional responses from people on both sides of the coin.

Select one of the following:

  • ignite

  • infatuate

  • pundit

  • gloat

Explanation

Question 2 of 25

1

The property was bought with ( ) money.

Select one of the following:

  • laundered

  • retorted

  • faltered

  • lingered

Explanation

Question 3 of 25

1

Clara is comfortably ( ) in a beach chair and has no immediate plans to return to work.

Select one of the following:

  • ensconced

  • bolstered

  • slaughtered

  • plundered

Explanation

Question 4 of 25

1

Because of water ( ) my stomach appears swollen.

Select one of the following:

  • retention

  • hydration

  • conflation

  • cessation

Explanation

Question 5 of 25

1

The murderer tried to use an ( ) defense to convince the jury that he was out of his mind at the time of the killing.

Select one of the following:

  • insanity

  • causality

  • hostility

  • futility

Explanation

Question 6 of 25

1

After the blind man played a perfect sonata on the piano, the crowd gave him a standing ( ).

Select one of the following:

  • ovation

  • supplication

  • genuflection

  • infatuation

Explanation

Question 7 of 25

1

Judging other people simply based on their race or ethnicity is outright ( ) and should not be allowed.

Select one of the following:

  • bigotry

  • authenticity

  • mimicry

  • depravity

Explanation

Question 8 of 25

1

The selfish king is amused when poor people ( ) at his feet and ask for favors.

Select one of the following:

  • grovel

  • hovel

  • shovel

  • trowel

Explanation

Question 9 of 25

1

As a modern civilization, we need to make progress towards equality for all and not ( ) into an age of endless civil rights violations.

Select one of the following:

  • regress

  • digress

  • egress

  • ingress

Explanation

Question 10 of 25

1

The road construction will definitely ( ) major traffic delays during rush hour.

Select one of the following:

  • instigate

  • propagate

  • profligate

  • navigate

Explanation

Question 11 of 25

1

After being ( ), the death row inmate was freed from his jail cell.

Select one of the following:

  • exonerated

  • capitulated

  • taunted

  • unscathed

Explanation

Question 12 of 25

1

Because she raised him as a single parent, Brian had both admiration and ( ) for his awe-inspiring mother.

Select one of the following:

  • veneration

  • sensation

  • approbation

  • probation

Explanation

Question 13 of 25

1

In the cafeteria, the students rush through the lines and ( ) to get the best tables near the windows.

Select one of the following:

  • jostle

  • frazzle

  • dazzle

  • sizzle

Explanation

Question 14 of 25

1

Eddie has a tendency to ( ) his entire allowance on comic books and action figures.

Select one of the following:

  • squander

  • render

  • coriander

  • colander

Explanation

Question 15 of 25

1

The pretty woman’s ( ) was so kind that Jared did not feel bad when she turned down his offer to dance.

Select one of the following:

  • rebuff

  • buffer

  • proffer

  • muffler

Explanation

Question 16 of 25

1

Because the wedding dress is ( ) with pearls and diamonds, it is valued at nearly half a million dollars.

Select one of the following:

  • ornate

  • ornery

  • erroneous

  • bruin

Explanation

Question 17 of 25

1

I thought that ( ) plants were supposed to grow from year to year, but I’ve had to plant new seedlings of this flower every spring.

Select one of the following:

  • perennial

  • millennial

  • Centennial

  • perineal

Explanation

Question 18 of 25

1

If the politicians cannot reach a ( ) on the energy bill in the next few hours, they will have to continue their discussion after the holiday break.

Select one of the following:

  • consensus

  • census

  • sensual

  • consequential

Explanation

Question 19 of 25

1

In the past, the belief that the world was flat was completely ( ) yet could not be disproven.

Select one of the following:

  • groundless

  • needless

  • heedless

  • peerless

Explanation

Question 20 of 25

1

Even though Terry was ( ) with his coworker, he was too shy to express his feelings.

Select one of the following:

  • infatuated

  • situated

  • attenuated

  • resuscitated

Explanation

Question 21 of 25

1

My husband has a weak stomach and becomes ( ) whenever he sees blood.

Select one of the following:

  • squeamish

  • blemish

  • famish

  • ravenous

Explanation

Question 22 of 25

1

Although Bill has an advanced degree, he has no problem performing ( ) work as a cashier to provide for his family.

Select one of the following:

  • menial

  • sinecure

  • genial

  • epicure

Explanation

Question 23 of 25

1

Unless you are an expert skier, you should avoid the ( ) mountain known as the Skier Slayer.

Select one of the following:

  • treacherous

  • lecherous

  • cantankerous

  • sonorous

Explanation

Question 24 of 25

1

Since James arrived at the doctor’s office an hour early, he decided to ( ) outside for a while.

Select one of the following:

  • loiter

  • liter

  • litter

  • goiter

Explanation

Question 25 of 25

1

The air traffic controller panicked when the plane began to ( ) off course and radioed to see if anything was wrong.

Select one of the following:

  • veer

  • careen

  • leer

  • seer

Explanation

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