This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Advanced Vocabulary – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Very small and superficial A) Sizeable. B) Insatiable. C) Paltry. D) Tedious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paltry. 2. What's another word we can use for an unpleasant & sharp taste? (for ex. the taste of a grapefruit) A) Disgusting. B) Razor-sharp. C) Sour. D) Bitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bitter. 3. To treat something as important and deal with it before doing other things-I made it a ..... to contact all the club's members. A) Primary. B) Privilege. C) Priority. D) Premises. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Priority. 4. The production line has been ..... shut down following a report from the Health and Safety officer, but we hope to resume production as soon as possible. A) Permanently. B) Temporarily. C) Gradually. D) Continuously. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporarily. 5. To act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc, is ..... A) To comply. B) To excite. C) To mushroom. D) To regard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To comply. 6. In a place/situation that is completely natural and comfortable for you-He's always loved acting and you can see he's ..... when he's on stage. A) In his wishes. B) In his sauce. C) In his element. D) In his dreams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In his element. 7. In the capacity of A) Inasmuch as. B) While. C) Head on. D) At the end of the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inasmuch as. 8. So simple, easy or perfect that it cannot go wrong-He said he had a ..... scheme for making money. A) Fooling. B) Foolproof. C) Foolly. D) Foolish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foolproof. 9. Can avert mean to prevent/avoid? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 10. Complete.That was a rather very ..... discission. A) Clarify. B) Robust. C) Wise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robust. 11. Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the blank:The news reporter ..... the false gossip surrounding the criminal case. A) Quarry. B) Debunked. C) Strategic. D) Aqueducts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debunked. 12. "How's your new ..... going?" "It's looking quite promising." A) Venture. B) Whiff. C) Glitch. D) Pitch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venture. 13. Complete ..... appointment. A) Viable. B) Tentative. C) Moot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tentative. 14. CHOOSE THE WRONG ITEM A) ON THE SPOT. B) LAGGING. C) INSTANTANEOUS. D) IMMEDIATE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LAGGING. 15. Analogy of alienate:unite A) Divorce:marry. B) Travel:department. C) Learn:study. D) Join:friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divorce:marry. 16. Keeping something secret. A) Discreetly(adv). B) Downtown(adj). C) Identity (n). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discreetly(adv). 17. To arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of, is ..... A) To mushroom. B) To regard. C) To comply. D) To excite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To excite. 18. Select the word or phrase that is closest in meaning. BAFFLE. I'm baffled by the thoughts I think I'm thinking. A) Depreciate. B) Pleased. C) Amused. D) Confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confused. 19. Which word is defined as:Compelling, pressing, urgent? A) Ocular. B) Compulsive. C) Sequester. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compulsive. 20. Karen: "I want my money back!"-She wants a ..... A) Bill. B) Check. C) Cost. D) Refund. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refund. 21. Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the blank:The ..... brought with them weapons and illnesses that ultimately wiped out a majority of the Inca population. A) Solstices. B) Terraces. C) Conquistadors. D) Artifacts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conquistadors. 22. The challenge is certainly significant, but not ..... A) Insurmountable. B) Infallible. C) Inherent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insurmountable. 23. We knew everything about the newest member of our group; she was very ..... A) Reserved. B) Artistic. C) Expressive. D) Secretive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expressive. 24. Select the correct.We can develop a ..... A) Plan, a house, and a computer. B) Solution, an exam, and a solution. C) Strategy, a solution, and a plan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strategy, a solution, and a plan. 25. Someone who is paid to work for a person or company A) Staff. B) Individual. C) Employee. D) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Employee. 26. My sister was recently ..... as a middle school teacher. A) Employment. B) Employed. C) Employee. D) Employer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Employed. 27. Researchers have found that working out regularly ..... reduces patient reliance on medications. A) Severely. B) Previously. C) Drastically. D) Persuasively. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drastically. 28. To "scrutinise", is to ..... A) To examine in detail with careful or critical attention. B) To express in words, to convert into a verb:. C) To reveal or disclose, to make publicly known. D) To cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence:. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To examine in detail with careful or critical attention. 29. I wish you had said nothing rather that give me ..... directions. A) Incredible. B) Distrustful. C) Irregular. D) Misleading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misleading. 30. A rope that allows limited movement A) Tyro. B) Truculent. C) Trenchant. D) Tether. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tether. 31. The executive director has asked all production supervisors to monitor the work schedule ..... in the future. A) Attentive. B) More attentively. C) Most attentive. D) Attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More attentively. 32. Which word is defined as:Overly submissive and eager to please? A) Obsequious. B) Bombast. C) Prattle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obsequious. 33. Which word is defined as:Severe criticism or punishment? A) Castigation. B) Derogatory. C) Disproportion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Castigation. 34. Believe that your feelings are correct A) Trust your instincts. B) Have a profound effect. C) Take advantage of opportunities. D) Find your feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trust your instincts. 35. Our entire family ..... our father to take us on a summer vacation to Europe. A) Evoked. B) Entreated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Entreated. 36. It's best to avoid ..... before swimming. A) Dancing. B) Eating. C) Sleeping. D) Flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating. 37. To expel or exlude from a group A) To state. B) To recourse. C) To ostracize. D) To reiterate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ostracize. 38. Jane lost the party due to the ..... A) Run-down estates. B) Affluent suburbs. C) Gridlocked rush-hour traffic. D) Sprawling traffic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gridlocked rush-hour traffic. 39. I graduated from college and ..... diploma. A) Received. B) Took. C) Did. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Received. 40. The synonym of ENERMOUS is A) Immense. B) Big. C) Little. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immense. 41. Cross out the word that doesn't fit-tramp A) Vagabond. B) Sluggard. C) Tramp. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sluggard. 42. All of the attendees at the conference listened ..... to Mr. Jonathan's keynote speech. A) Excessively. B) Intently. C) Smartly. D) Usually. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intently. 43. Everybody wanted to win. It was a ..... A) Fierced competition. B) Committed competition. C) Fierce competition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fierce competition. 44. Financial ..... are preventing the hospital from employing more nurses. A) Prohibitions. B) Constraints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constraints. 45. Which word is defined as:A very light white? A) Alabaster. B) Relume. C) Direful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alabaster. 46. Select the word or phrase that is closest in meaning. ABET. Those who abet criminals must also face charges. A) Emulate. B) Hire. C) Conceal. D) Help. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Help. 47. A peculiarity of behavior A) Quirk. B) Quixotic. C) Ramification. D) Relinquish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quirk. 48. Which word best describes very cold weather? A) Cool. B) Freezing. C) Chilly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freezing. 49. Designed to help people work efficiently and comfortably-Our offices have an ..... design. A) Prolific. B) Ergonomic. C) Emblematic. D) Enigmatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ergonomic. 50. Even though he tries to be ..... he still can't pay his bills.(careful spending:positive way) A) Frugal(adj). B) Fair(adj). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frugal(adj). 51. If you want ..... from this office, you need to dial "9" first to get an outside line. A) To place a call. B) To install. C) To hike. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To place a call. 52. Noisy and disorderly A) Self-regulated. B) Utopia. C) Raucous. D) Tenacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raucous. 53. Toshi:Do I get the $ 25.00 back if you rent the apartment to somebody else?Mr. Harris:No, the $ 25.00 fee is ..... A) A tenant. B) A landlord. C) Non-refundable. D) To deposit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-refundable. 54. A desk and the area around it where you work in an office-Our work ..... are separated by screens. A) Settings. B) Stations. C) Stands. D) Positions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stations. 55. What is another word for a room/building in which someone may live or stay? A) House. B) Arrangement. C) Accommodation. D) Room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accommodation. 56. The library is not located here, but ..... A) Here. B) There. C) There. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 57. Choose the word that means 'to involve or require as a necessary consequence':a) Thriveb) Strengthenc) Entaild) Crave A) Survive. B) Weaken. C) Ignore. D) Entail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Entail. 58. Statistics show that the ..... rate in Canada is less than 6 percent. A) Employee. B) Unemployment. C) Employment. D) Employer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unemployment. 59. The same goes for A) The same is true of. B) In the same way. C) It reminds one of. D) Similarly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The same is true of. 60. What does pharaoh mean? A) Emperors. B) Rulers or kings. C) Slaves. D) Priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rulers or kings. 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