This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Advanced Vocabulary – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Being completely accurate, according to the rules ..... , the deadline for this report is Monday, but it won't matter if you need one more day. A) Severely said. B) Strictly speaking. C) Sternly saying. D) Seriously saying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strictly speaking. 2. At the ..... of the storm, the wind was blowing at 70 kilometres an hour A) Height. B) Mercy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Height. 3. A set of rules about what is right and wrong-We have a strict ..... that all employees must follow. A) Emphatic code. B) Ethical code. C) Ethnic code. D) Entonic code. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethical code. 4. An ..... is more creative than a regular one. A) Booming office. B) Cluttered office. C) Open-plan office. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open-plan office. 5. I have a ..... for chocolate. Especially when I'm on my period. A) Craving. B) Venture. C) Pitch. D) Whiff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Craving. 6. His sales ..... was smooth and convincing. A) Venture. B) Glitch. C) Whiff. D) Pitch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pitch. 7. Something above others in rank, quality or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction is ..... A) Indicative / ominous. B) Tangible / palpable. C) Obscure / enigmatic. D) Eminent / paramount. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eminent / paramount. 8. A:What ..... do you work? B:It depends on the day, but usually around 8 to 10 per day. A) Hours. B) Timetable. C) Shedule. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hours. 9. The power failure was generally ..... to the recent storms and high winds. A) Facilitated. B) Incurred. C) Attributed. D) Awaited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attributed. 10. The company made a huge profit this year and also all the staff were given a ..... A) Bonus. B) Wages. C) Perks. D) Salary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bonus. 11. Dog-sitting for Buddy is easy to do; he is a ..... and obedient pet. A) Commonplace. B) Meddlesome. C) Docile. D) Delectable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Docile. 12. Having a natural ability to do sth A) Adept. B) Inept. C) Arid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adept. 13. One of the ..... things about this type of shopping is that it's cheap. A) Problem. B) Prefer. C) Best. D) Downsides. E) Advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Best. 14. Be attached firmly to a surface A) Adhere. B) Adhesive. C) You inherit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adhere. 15. Profane talk about holy or sacred things A) Misogynist. B) Impregnable. C) Bemoan. D) Blasphemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blasphemy. 16. Which word is the closest in meaning to:BITTER A) Ostentatious. B) Nonchalant. C) Rancorous. D) Impetuous. E) Substantiate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rancorous. 17. We've been walking around the city all day ..... and we're very tired. A) Went. B) Went. C) Were driving. D) Let's go to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 18. "unravel" and "disentangle" are synonymous. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Which word is defined as:Having to do with the eye? A) Ostentatious. B) Ocular. C) Obstinate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ocular. 20. Not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility. A) Element(n). B) Neglect(v). C) Organized(adj). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neglect(v). 21. Belonging to the same period of time A) Contemporary. B) Hypocrite. C) Depict. D) Constrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemporary. 22. I ..... TO A NEW CLUB OF CHESS A) GET ALONG. B) HANG OUT. C) JOIN IN. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) JOIN IN. 23. She wanted to ..... my secret project. But I was ..... to the cause and did not let her. A) Get your teeth into, price herself out of the market. B) Get her teeth into, committed. C) Get her teeth into, clutter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get her teeth into, committed. 24. Choose the synonym of the adjective 'steep', 'drastic" A) Taciturn. B) Prudent. C) Precipitous. D) Presumptuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precipitous. 25. We were ..... disappointed when the award for best project went to our main competitors. A) Absolutely. B) Utterly. C) Painfully. D) Bitterly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bitterly. 26. A person who is under financial obligation to another A) Debtor. B) Shareholder. C) Investor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debtor. 27. Candidates usually ..... to let people know what they represent. A) Ballot. B) Campaign. C) Elect. D) Vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Campaign. 28. Surveillance means A) Deceptive or deceitful. B) Any type of wild cat. C) Close watch kept over someone or something. D) To obscure or remove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Close watch kept over someone or something. 29. Antonym of dubious A) Certain. B) Unsure. C) Happy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Certain. 30. Grandpa tried to ..... a smile from the baby by tickling her chin A) Entice. B) Evoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evoke. 31. The scientist wanted to ..... that the new discovery could change the world as we know it. A) Indicate. B) Transition. C) Appalled. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indicate. 32. ..... , or your instincts, are important to listen to. A) Intuition. B) Adage. C) Calamity. D) Sleazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intuition. 33. If you ..... 10 from 22 you will get 12 A) Substract. B) Suppress. C) Surplus. D) Surpass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Substract. 34. The road construction will definitely ..... major traffic delays during rush hour. A) Ingratiate. B) Instigate. C) Annex. D) Postulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instigate. 35. Which word is defined as:To set apart from others? A) Separate. B) Segregate. C) Sequester. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sequester. 36. What is a synonym for 'eloquent'? A) Incoherent. B) Mumbling. C) Articulate. D) Rambling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Articulate. 37. I don't like supermarkets. In my opinion, there are too many ..... A) Best. B) Downsides. C) Advantage. D) Prefer. E) Problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Downsides. 38. Rachel ..... a plan to become a millionaire by age 30. A) Condoned. B) Decreased. C) Devised. D) Conformed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Devised. 39. Some parents ..... themselves of many pleasures so that their children can have the best of everything. A) Deprive. B) Exert. C) Exaggerate. D) Devise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deprive. 40. Match the meaning of the word 'abate' with the correct definition: A) To remain constant or unchanged. B) To become less intense or widespread. C) To increase in intensity or spread. D) To become more intense or widespread. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To become less intense or widespread. 41. To get the promotion she wanted, she ..... that it was best to go back to school to get her master's degree as soon as she could. A) Surmised. B) Presumed. C) Supposed. D) Resolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolved. 42. LET ME ..... MYSELF A) GET ALONG. B) INTRODUCE. C) HAVE SOCIAL LIFE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INTRODUCE. 43. The dog's owner has no idea what may have ..... the attack. A) Provoked. B) Embodied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provoked. 44. What's another way of saying that you enjoy something? A) Indulge in. B) Squander. C) Deploy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indulge in. 45. Meaning:A person who insists on a certain quality or type of behavior.What is the word? A) Mutinous. B) Stickler. C) Demise. D) Irksome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stickler. 46. Which word is a synonym for 'excellent'?a) Thriveb) Strengthenc) Fined) Deter A) Deter. B) Thrive. C) Fine. D) Strengthen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fine. 47. Someone looking or staring very hard at you.-I could feel his eyes ..... me. A) Boring into. B) Blanketing on. C) Bearing on. D) Beaming onto. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boring into. 48. I got over the ..... in Greece after about six months:their habitual lateness to appointments began irritating me more than I would ever have thought. A) Culture bump. B) Honeymoon stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Honeymoon stage. 49. Please tell me ..... Have you come to Moscow? A) How many. B) What. C) Where. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When. 50. Change the word in capital letters for another with the same meaning. Tht'ad an OBVIOUS conclusion. A) Golden. B) Pressing. C) Foregone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foregone. 51. What is Blockchain? A) A hard metal substance thats blocked. B) Shares information and is impossible to hack or steal information. C) Another way of saying google. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shares information and is impossible to hack or steal information. 52. This word means "A slot cut into a piece of wood." A) Palpable. B) Timorous. C) Alacrity. D) Mortise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mortise. 53. You pay your local telephone company a monthly service ..... of around ten to fifteen dollars for your local service A) Dehydration. B) Carrier. C) A porter. D) Fee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fee. 54. The fire spread quickly, leaving devastation in its. A) Wake. B) Zone. C) Blaze. D) Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wake. 55. To express in words A) Spur. B) Repent. C) Hasten. D) Articulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Articulate. 56. The evaluator found that Ms. Benning was highly ..... of leading a group and suggested she begin training for a managerial position. A) Grounded. B) Persuasive. C) Capable. D) Confidential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capable. 57. ..... work at your company immediately would be perfect for me. A) Seeing. B) Starting. C) Qualifying. D) Developing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starting. 58. He hurt his back two days ago, so he's going to be ..... for the whole week. A) Out of work. B) Unemployed. C) Off work. D) Out of the office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off work. 59. A source of help, security A) Resource. B) Source. C) Recourse. D) Course. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recourse. 60. We all ..... a peaceful holiday after a year of hard work. A) Appreciate. B) Estimate. 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