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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Vocabulary Quiz - 118 (English Words)

1. Ellipsis
[A]Affectedly Languid
[B]Omission Of Words From A Text
[C]Art Of Effective Communication; Insincere Language
[D]Soothe



2. Enclave
[A]Done At Night
[B]Weaken; Enfeeble
[C]Territory Enclosed Within An Alien Land
[D]Wasting Away



3. Enthrall
[A]Merry
[B]Reproduce; Duplicate
[C]Ponder
[D]Capture; Enslave



4. Equestrian
[A]Story In Which Characters Are Used As Symbols
[B]Rider On Horseback
[C]Degrade; Humiliate
[D]Collector And Disposer Of Refuse; Animal That Devours Refuse And Carrion



5. Evasive
[A]Compiler Of A Dictionary
[B]Yielding; Timid
[C]Not Frank; Eluding
[D]Raised Platform For Guests Of Honor



6. Exotic
[A]Mocking
[B]Not Native; Strange
[C]Occurring Or Taking Place Within The Subject; Unreal
[D]Shred; Least Bit



7. Extrude
[A]Freedom From Punishment
[B]Place Over Something Else
[C]Filled
[D]Force Or Push Out



8. Fantastic
[A]Pick Out; Reject
[B]Suitable For Drinking
[C]Act Of Finding Oneself In Society
[D]Unreal; Grotesque; Whimsical



9. Fictitious
[A]Urge; Plead For
[B]Dummy
[C]Relating To The Highest Point
[D]Imaginary



10. Flick
[A]Act Of Finding The Total; Summary
[B]Light Stroke As With A Whip
[C]Separate; Part
[D]Antiquated



11. Forbearance
[A]Trick; Shift; Sham Blow
[B]Juicy; Full Of Richness
[C]Associate With
[D]Patience



12. Fray
[A]Restore To Proper Condition
[B]Brawl
[C]Journey
[D]Lead-Colored; Black And Blue; Enraged



13. Gambit
[A]Plunder
[B]Enormously Large Or Extensive
[C]Mouthlike Opening; Small Opening
[D]Opening In Chess In Which A Piece Is Sacrificed



14. Gentility
[A]Sameness Leading To Boredom
[B]Narrow-Minded Person, Uncultured And Exclusively Interested In Material Gain
[C]Those Of Gentle Birth; Refinement
[D]Remedy; Comprehension



15. Gnarled
[A]Scurry; Run With Short; Rapid Steps
[B]Annoy; Vex
[C]Failure To Do
[D]Twisted



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