This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Advanced Vocabulary – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most of the reviews were bad, but in my opinion the film was seriously A) Underdone. B) Understated. C) Undervalued. D) Underrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Underrated. 2. ..... the strategies. A) Motivate. B) Focus. C) Implement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Implement. 3. He doesn't fit the ..... of an Australian:for one thing, he hates sport! A) Sensitive. B) Stereotype. C) Cultural differences. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stereotype. 4. "He hit the roof when I told him how much it had cost us" A) He was really angry. B) He was really surprised. C) He was really happy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was really angry. 5. Which word is defined as:Capable of being touched or held? A) Surfeited. B) Mortise. C) Palpable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palpable. 6. It comes to the same A) It is even more so. B) Notably. C) In all likelihood. D) It amounts to the same thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It amounts to the same thing. 7. Match the meaning of the word 'acquiesce' with the correct definition: A) Refuse or resist. B) Ignore or overlook. C) Question or challenge. D) Accept or comply without protest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accept or comply without protest. 8. What is a synonym for 'exquisite'? A) Plain. B) Unattractive. C) Beautiful. D) Ordinary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautiful. 9. AdjectiveCapable of being donePossibleViable A) Doing. B) Erotomania. C) Feasible. D) Viability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feasible. 10. Guess what mammal means? A) Mammal. B) Animal. C) Oviparous animals like chickens, ducks and geese (laying eggs-hatching eggs). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mammal. 11. To "derive", is. to ..... A) Gain / obtain / wager. B) Acquire / infer / assume. C) Inspire / motivate / instigate. D) Evoke / extract / extort. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evoke / extract / extort. 12. People that you work for A) Employees. B) Workers. C) Employers. D) Coworker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Employers. 13. The act or practice of recalling the past A) Ramification. B) Rivet. C) Remorse. D) Remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remember. 14. Characterized by rancor or anger; violent is ..... A) Intricate / labyrinthine / convoluted. B) Superfluous / gratuitous / abounding. C) Inopportune / disadvantageous / inappropriate. D) Vehement / impassioned / zealous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vehement / impassioned / zealous. 15. A statement that does not logically follow a conversations's flow A) Precursor. B) Implacable. C) It does not follow. D) Abhor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It does not follow. 16. We rented a ..... house in the English countryside.(cute and old-fashioned) A) Tactful(adj). B) Quaint(adj). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quaint(adj). 17. Could you possibly ..... me at the next committee meeting? A) Stand in for. B) Make up for. C) Go back on. D) Keep in with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stand in for. 18. The doctor ..... a special diet for diabetics. A) Put Anna out. B) Pulled Anna through. C) Put Anna on. D) Put Anna down on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Put Anna on. 19. One that bears the blame for others A) Serpentine. B) Scapegoat. C) Somber. D) Spurn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scapegoat. 20. I hope when the builders ..... how much it will cost to build a garage on my house, it won't be too expensive. A) Esteem. B) Estimate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estimate. 21. Formal release from guilt or punishment A) Affinity. B) Bovine. C) Absolution. D) Jingoistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolution. 22. Analogy of gruesome:horror movie A) Heavy:newspaper. B) Quiet:airport. C) Final:beginning. D) Colorful:garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colorful:garden. 23. To look very carefully; to examine A) Stupefy. B) Scapegoat. C) Scrutinize. D) Segregate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scrutinize. 24. To copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have. A) Partially(adv). B) Emulate(v). C) Instinct(n). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emulate(v). 25. Because of his ..... behavior, we never knew what to expect. A) Exasperation. B) Erratic. C) Comprehensive. D) Dubious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erratic. 26. The salary was very ..... , but Max decided not to take the job. A) Ridiculous. B) Obsequious. C) Juvenile. D) Alluring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alluring. 27. Which word is defined as:Lacking importance? A) Pettiness. B) Trifling. C) Superficial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trifling. 28. To take apart is A) Adage. B) Falter. C) Encumber. D) Dismantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dismantle. 29. This word means "Speed or quickness" . A) Alacrity. B) Prattle. C) Iniquity. D) Lascivious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alacrity. 30. When he ..... his coma, the first words he said were "Where am I?" A) Put out. B) Went down with. C) Cleared up with. D) Came out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Came out of. 31. If you travel to another country, you will need to ..... a passport. A) Dismantle. B) Survive. C) Obtain. D) Embed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obtain. 32. I bought the most ..... item in the shop A) Inept. B) Obscure. C) Comprehensive. D) Rancorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obscure. 33. Which word is defined as:To speak in a foolish manner; to babble incessantly? A) Prattle. B) Bombast. C) Iniquity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prattle. 34. Would you like to ..... with clients in your future job? A) Manage. B) Involve. C) Follow. D) Deal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deal. 35. Have you ever had a ..... friend who just won't go home even though you've already done the dishes and brushed your teeth for bed?(sticks easily) A) Chatty(adj). B) Clingy(adj). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clingy(adj). 36. AdjectiveVengefulCharacterized by a desire for revenge or retribution A) Revenge. B) Vendetta. C) Vengeance. D) Vindictive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vindictive. 37. All the people who lived before us, are our ..... A) Ancestors. B) Values. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ancestors. 38. Lt will take sociologists some time to ..... the structural changes recently introduced in this country. A) Deem. B) Evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaluate. 39. The company was declared ..... Therefore, employees had to look for another job. A) Insolvent. B) Inflatable. C) Disposable. D) Distorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insolvent. 40. What civilization said that one minute is equal to 60 seconds? A) Greek. B) Mayan. C) Mesopotamia. D) Egyptian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesopotamia. 41. To announce or to make publicly known is to ..... A) Declare / disclose / proclaim. B) Atest / verify / corroborate. C) Abandon / depart / vacate. D) Condemn / denounce / win. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declare / disclose / proclaim. 42. No rain for a long period. A) Fog. B) Rainfall. C) Drought. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drought. 43. A person who does imitations; to make fun of A) Ruffle. B) Mimic. C) Constrain. D) Hypocrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mimic. 44. Despite initial expectations, the company's revenue showed a(n) ..... increase this year. A) Impressive. B) Transition. C) Draft. D) Disgusted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impressive. 45. My baby is the cutest baby in the whole world, but I'm ..... (affected by previous ideas) A) Biased(adj). B) Jaded(adj). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biased(adj). 46. Hoping to win a prize for the best costume, Tim dressed ..... with bright red suspenders and a purple tie. A) Eminently. B) Conspicuously. C) Obscurely. D) Virtuously. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conspicuously. 47. The people who work for an organization A) Chef. B) Staff. C) Employee. D) Cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Staff. 48. Chris is allergic to cheese, and if she has even a slice of it she ..... a rash all over her body. A) Puts on. B) Comes out in. C) Takes out. D) Comes round. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comes out in. 49. Bank customers are advised to reset their passwords occasionally to keep their data ..... A) Confidential. B) Confiding. C) Confidentiality. D) Confides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confidential. 50. Let's meet ..... at the metro station. A) Time. B) In an hour. C) Time ago. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In an hour. 51. Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems ..... A) Well-off. B) Far-fetched. C) Easy-going. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Far-fetched. 52. Wicked or criminal A) Noxious. B) Erudite. C) Harangue. D) Nefarious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nefarious. 53. We can affirm that A) We can affirm that. B) We can now better understand the reason for. C) We can firmly say that. D) We can conclude that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We can affirm that. 54. Naturally, we're all incredibly relieved, as at one point it was touch and go whether he would ..... A) Pull through. B) Clear up. C) Take out. D) Come out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pull through. 55. The journalist found an exclusive ..... for the story and was the first to report it. A) Overwhelmed. B) Source. C) Phenomenon. D) Annoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Source. 56. The premise of the sitcom is simple:a hopeless romantic decides to leave his entire love life up to ..... ; as a result, he learns the hard way that true love cannot be found ..... A) Ablution extempore. B) Fate assiduously. C) Premeditation fortuitously. D) Kismet adventitiously. E) Serendipity prudently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kismet adventitiously. 57. A period of (often unpaid) work experience-She did an ..... with a bank in Hong Kong. A) Internship. B) Gap year. C) Masters. D) Scholarship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internship. 58. It reminds one / you of A) It comes to the same. B) By doing sth. C) At the same time. D) This makes you think of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This makes you think of. 59. Choose the correct synonym for 'thrive':a) Struggleb) Succeedc) Declined) Stagnate A) Stagnate. B) Succeed. C) Struggle. D) Decline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Succeed. 60. -What do your parents do for a (a)?-They are both travel agents. A) A living. B) Money. 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