Redspot Vocabulary Part 1 Test 1

Part 1 - Multiple Choice Questions

Test 1

Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the blank provided.

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1. Pauline is an extremely ______________ person and always likes making new friends.

(1) laconic (2) amiable (3) happy (4) gregarious

2. John writes in a style that is brief and _______________and does not waste words unnecessary.

1) succinct (2) effusive (3) verbose (4) long-winded

3. l am sick of his constant and angry ________________ against his employers and how they are supposedly  ill-treating him.

1) lecture (2) jeremiad (3) sermon (4) harangue

4. She is an extremely intelligent and __________person who is always inventing new theories.

1) inspired (2) conceited (3) ingenious (4) curious

5. Motorists are ___________ to avoid Orchard Road due to traffic congestion.

(1) advised (2) advice (3) warned (4) told

6. The lies that you have told about me are absolutely wicked!

1) nefarious (2) flagrant (3) indecorous (4) inappropriate

7. The smallpox ______________ in the 19^th  Century killed a lot of people.

1) endemic   (2) epidemic (3) academic (4) epicurean

8. His meditation in the temple has made him a very _______________and spiritual man.

(1) placid (2) unctuous (3) quiet (4) contemplative

9. He is a very smooth talker and has the gift of the ________________.

1) glib (2) tongue (3) mouth (4) gab

10. Certain vehicles are as they can travel on both land and water.

(1) amorphous (2) ambitious (3) amoebic (4) amphibious

11. It is no surprise that Jenny has been chosen as the valedictorian of her school as she has always been an __________________ student.

1) exemplary (2) extenuated (3) exonerated (4) exacerbated

12. The demonstrators took to the streets after being ____________________ to riot by their leader’s rousing rhetoric.

1) endorsed (2) promoted (3) incited (4) impelled

Quick Dictionary

amiable - friendly and pleasant in temperament; likeable.

amoebic - capable of changing shape

amorphous - shapeless.

amphibious - living both on land and in water.

conceited - vain, proud.

contemplative - of or given to contemplation; meditative.

effusive - gushing, demonstrative, exuberant.

endemic - regularly or only found among a particular people or in a certain region.

epicurean - a person devoted to enjoyment.

exacerbate - make worse; irritate

exonerate - free or declare free from blame etc.

extenuate - lessen the seeming seriousness of by reference to some mitigating factor

flagrant - glaring; notorious;  scandalous.

gregarious - fond of company.

harangue - a lengthy and earnest speech.

impel - drive, force. or urge into action.

incite - urge or stir up.

indecorous - improper.

ingenious - clever at inventing, constructing. organising, etc.

jeremiad - a doleful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes.

laconic - brief; concise; terse.

nefarious - wicked; iniquitous.

placid - not easily aroused or disturbed; peaceful.

rhetoric - the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

sermon - a spoken or written discourse on a religious or moral subject.

succinct - briefly expressed; terse, concise.

unctuous - unpleasantly flattering; oily.

valedictorian - the highest-ranking member of a graduating class.

verbose - using or expressed in more words than are needed.

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