501 Vocabulary Questions - English-Learners
Are you a laconicperson of few words, or do you tend to be verboseand talk a lot? The 20 words in this chapter include ten pairs ...
Word List allay(a ̆·lay) v.1. to reduce the intensity of; alleviate. 2. to calm, put to rest. The CEO’s remarks did not allay t ...
laconic(la ̆·kon·ik) adj.brief, to the point; terse. A man of few words, Mor- rison gave a ten-minute commencement address that ...
For numbers 221–230, you will find two antonyms paired together at the beginning of each analogy. Choose the set of antonyms tha ...
For questions 231–240, choose the definition that is most nearly the oppositeof the selected vocabulary word. The correct answer ...
Answers d.Zenithis the highest point, top. Nadiris the very bottom. b.Disingenuousmeans insincere. Ingenuousmeans sincere, free ...
a. Spuriousmeans false, counterfeit, or fake. Its antonym is veritable, which means real, true, or genuine. c. Nadirmeans the l ...
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Have you ever faced an inscrutableproblem that you just could not seem to solve? Have you recently enjoyed a particularly poigna ...
Word List avant-garde(a·vahnt·ahrd) adj.using or favoring an ultramodern or experimental style; innovative, cutting-edge, espe ...
lucid(loo·sid) adj.1. very clear, easy to understand; intelligible 2. sane or rational. Andrea presented a very lucid argument ...
For numbers 241–250, select the best synonymin Column B for each vocabulary word in Column A. Circle the correct answer. (If you ...
Answers b.misleading.To be speciousis to be seemingly plausible but false. a. perceptible.To be tangibleis to be perceptible, e ...
a. nonstudious. Pedanticmeans focusing rigidly on learning, especially regarding rules or trivial matters. a. corrupting. Edify ...
Did you ever forsweara bad habit only to find you couldn’t break it? Have you ever dissuadedsomeone from doing something dangero ...
Word List abstain(ab·stayn) v.to choose to refrain from doing something, especially to refrain from voting. I have decided to a ...
evince(i·vins) v.to show or demonstrate clearly; to make evident. The alge- bra teacher tried to evince the complexity of the m ...
For numbers 261–270, read the following sentences carefully. Decide which answer best describes the italicized vocabulary word i ...
If you disconcertsomeone, you a. make that person late for something. b.make that person happy. c. upset that person’s composur ...
Ian attributed the rent increase to the new sports complex downtown. a. impute b.ameliorate c. extenuate d.divulge Darlene’s la ...
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