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01526--Vocabulary Test - 153




A
B
1.       syn-     
A.      river
2.       agogos     
B.      life
3.       bios   
C.      horse
4.       phone
D.      a running
5.       metron
E.       with, together
6.       dromos
F.       leader, leading
7.       hippos
G.     sound
8.       potamos
H.      measurement












Answer:  1-E, 2-F, 3-B, 4-G, 5-H, 6-D, 7-C, 8-A

1. synagogue     3.  symbiosis       5. symmetry     7. hippodrome

2. synagogue     4.  symphonic    6.  syndrome      8. hippopotamus

01517-Vocabulary Test - 152

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing.
A
B
1. monarch
a. generous
2. monopoly
b. pondering
3. morality
c. goal
4. morose
d. earthly
5. motivation
e. rodent
6. motive
f. showcase
7. muffle
g. exclusive
8. mundane
h. incitement
9. munificent
i. gloomy
10. museum
j. queen
11. musing
k. stifle
12. muskrat
l. rightness

Answers:

1. j 2. g 3. l 4. i
5. h 6. c 7. k 8. d

9. a 10. f 11. b 12. e

01516-Vocabulary Test - 151

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing.
A
B
1. mimicry
a. bit
2. mineral
b. important
3. misgiving
c. imitation
4. mishap
d. calmness
5. misleading
e. element
6. missing
f. regulate
7. mitigate
g. qualm
8. mock
h. lessen
9. moderation
i. accident
10. modicum
j. ridicule
11. modulate
k. deceiving
12. momentous
l. absent

Answers:

1. c 2. e 3. g 4. i
5. k 6. l 7. h 8. j

9. d 10. a 11. f 12. b

01515-Vocabulary Test - 150

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing.
A
B
1. media
a. transform
2. mediocre
b. offended
3. melee
c. teacher
4. melodrama
d. systematic
5. memorable
e. comparison
6. mentor
f. scrupulous
7. merely
g. average
8. metamorphose
h. sensationalism
9. metaphor
i. only
10. methodical
j. television
11. meticulous
k. notable
12. miffed
l. donnybrook

Answers:

1. j 2. g 3. l 4. h
5. k 6. c 7. i 8. a

9. e 10. d 11. f 12. b

00574--Vocabulary test-3







Match column A with B

A
B
1. pristine
a. acquire
2. procrastinate
b. fertile
3. procure
c. pen name
4. profundity
d. nearness
5. profusion
e. unspoiled
6. prolific
f. subdue
7. protagonist
g. predicament
8. provocative
h. main character
9. proximity
i. postpone
10. pseudonym
j. abundance
11. quandary
k. stimulating
12. quell
l. depth
13. querulous
m. pursuit
14. quest
n. teasing
15. quizzical
o. complaining


1. e
2. i
3. a
4. l
5. j
6. b
7. h
8. k
9. d
10. c
11. g
12. f
13. o
14. m

15. n

00536--Vocabulary test 2









 Match the column A with B


A
B
1.       Entomology
a.       Physical structure
2.       Eccentricity
b.      Summary, representation of the whole
3.       Anatomy
c.       Science of the meanings and effects of words
4.       Dichotomy
d.      Linguistics
5.       Epitome
e.      Science dealing with insects
6.       Philology
f.        Science of social structures and customs
7.       semantics
g.       charitable works
8.       sociology
h.      that which causes sexual arousal
9.       aphrodisiac
i.         strangeness; oddness
10.   philanthropy
j.        condition or state of being split into two
                  








               





  1 = e , 2 = i , 3 = a , 4 = j , 5 = b , 6 = d , 7 = c , 8 = f , 9 = h , 10 = g


00534--Vocabulary Test 1



Match the column A with B.


A
B
1.  Taciturn
a.  Chattering meaninglessly
2.       Laconic
b.            Wordy
3.  Inarticulate
c.    Hackneyed, unoriginal
4.    Garrulous
d.         Fluent and rapid
5.        Banal
e.            Noisy, loud
6.      Verbose
f.   Spluttering unintelligibly
7.       Voluble
g.             Talkative
8.       Cogent
h.            Persuasive
9. Vociferous
i.     Unwilling to engage
 in conversation
10.  loquacious
j.           using few words
 packed with meaning

ANSWER KEY

1 = i , 2 = j , 3 = f , 4 = a , 5 = c , 6 = b , 7 = d , 8 = h , 9 = e , 10 = g

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