501 Vocabulary Questions - English-Learners
If you feel intense passion or zeal for something, you a. abhor it. b.feel fervor. c. feel rancor. d.have a penchant for it. A ...
If you are part of a cabal, you a. are involved in a secret plot. b.are participating in a protest. c. belong to the majority. ...
If you are a placidperson, you a. are usually calm and peaceful. b.are always trying to pick a fight. c. are disloyal. d.are no ...
Answers d.An aficionadois a fan or devotee. c. Something odiousis contemptible, hateful, or detestable. b.A misanthropeis someo ...
d.To pillagemeans to forcibly rob of goods; to plunder. a. Placidmeans calm and peaceful; free from disturbance. b.A reprisalis ...
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Are you frugalwith your money, or do you tend to be prodigaland spend it extravagantly? The 20 words in this chapter include ten ...
Word List acrid(ak·rid) adj.1. having an unpleasantly bitter, sharp taste or smell. 2. bitter or caustic in language or manner. ...
paucity(paw·si·tee) n.scarcity; smallness of supply or quantity. The paucity of food in the area drove the herd farther and far ...
For questions 421–430, you will find the antonyms paired together in the form of an analogy. Choose the set of antonyms that bes ...
For questions 431–440, choose the definition that is most nearly the oppositeof the selected vocabulary word. The correct answer ...
Answers a. Acridmeans having an unpleasantly bitter, sharp taste or smell; bitter or caustic in language or manner. Piquantmean ...
b.Meretriciousmeans gaudy, tawdry, and showily attractive but false or insincere. Its antonym is austere, which means severe or ...
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Do you know anyone who is mercurialand often changes moods sud- denly? Have you ever been the happy recipient of a gargantuanbon ...
Word List apostate(a ̆·pos·tayt) n.one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions. Disillusioned with the religi ...
mercurial(me ̆r·kyoor·i·a ̆l) adj.1. liable to change moods suddenly. 2. lively, changeable, volatile. Fiona is so mercurial th ...
Column B draconian gargantuan lilliputian mercurial narcissism phoenix protean quixotic For questions 441–448, in Column A you w ...
For numbers 449–460, read the sentences below carefully. Choose the vocabulary word from the list below that best completes the ...
In the fairy tale, the witch’s ____ turned the poor shepherd into a toad. In the wedding ceremony, the priest offered a special ...
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