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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding, is to ..... A) Engender / conceive. B) Endure / prevail. C) Exert / strain. D) Substantiate / corroborate. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endure / prevail. 2. 1 I think the main ..... of online shopping is that you can do it all from home. A) Prefer. B) Downsides. C) Best. D) Good. E) Advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Advantage. 3. Match the meaning of the word 'alleviate' with the correct definition: A) To ignore or neglect a problem or pain. B) To make something more severe or to worsen a problem or pain. C) To make something less severe or to relieve a problem or pain. D) To cause a problem or pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make something less severe or to relieve a problem or pain. 4. To mix with a liquid and become part of it A) Dissolve. B) Resolve. C) Absolve. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dissolve. 5. ..... to them, it was flowing slowly from the tank. It was hazardous. A) Unknownst. B) Unnotknown. C) Unbeknownst. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unbeknownst. 6. An idea, a belief or an understanding A) Notion. B) Option. C) Connotation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Notion. 7. I love sports and often ..... tennis. A) I'm doing. B) I'm playing. C) I do. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm doing. 8. Which word is defined as:To criticize, denounce, and condemn? A) Decry. B) Deplorable. C) Deplete. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decry. 9. I've ..... milk. A) Run out of. B) Look forward to. C) Put up with. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run out of. 10. Because of all the commotion in the room, I left to get some air. What does "commotion" refer to? A) The crowd. B) An uproar / chaos. C) A beautiful dance. D) The anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An uproar / chaos. 11. Used to describe something that is extremely emotional in an embarrassing way. A) Sappy(adj). B) Specific(adj). C) Accused (of being)(adj). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sappy(adj). 12. Operating this machinery may look easy but it demands some ..... of skill. A) Aspect. B) Measure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Measure. 13. Be careful when you use something because it could cause problems-You should ..... these medicines with healthy ..... A) Take with responsibility. B) Respect with treatment. C) Treat with respect. D) Respond with responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treat with respect. 14. What does commited mean? A) The leaves of a plant or tree, or leaves on the stems or branches on which they are growing. B) To promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action. C) To remove bad substances from something to make it pure. D) To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action. 15. We're so short-staffed because half our teachers have ..... food poisoning. A) Came out with. B) Gone down with. C) Put on. D) Passed out on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gone down with. 16. The ending of the novel was so ..... , we couldn't really understand how the story ended. A) Decade. B) Element. C) Ambiguous. D) Reinforce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguous. 17. Executive assistants must reply to all phone calls ..... so that clients are not kept waiting. A) Realistically. B) Apparently. C) Promptly. D) Accidentally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promptly. 18. After running an early 5K race, Simone ..... devoured a hearty breakfast. A) Dynamically. B) Voraciously. C) Generously. D) Beneficially. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voraciously. 19. The manager was ..... by the team's lack of progress on the project. A) Transition. B) Overwhelmed. C) Irritated. D) Astonished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irritated. 20. The victory of the national cricket team ..... a surge of interest in the sport. A) Triggered. B) Reverted. C) Embraced. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triggered. 21. As soon as I bent down, they ..... at the seam. It was so embarrassing! A) Spotted. B) Split. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Split. 22. Obvious and don't need thinking A) Repent. B) No-brainer. C) Spur. D) Paltry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No-brainer. 23. I knew that he was lying but I had no evidence with which to ..... his story. A) Crave. B) Plunge. C) Refute. D) Scramble. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refute. 24. In science class, we often ..... between different animals to understand how they're alike and different. A) Take an exam. B) Meet a deadline. C) Compare similarities. D) Make clear distinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compare similarities. 25. Which are synonymous to "aversion" ? A) Miscellany / assortment. B) Moment / time. C) Predicament / impasse. D) Animosity / revulsion. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animosity / revulsion. 26. To "implement", is to ..... A) To recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength. B) To be subjected to; experience; pass through:. C) To activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew:. D) To cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence:. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) None of the above. 27. All customers making a purchase during the month of August are ..... to receive a 20% discount off the total price. A) Considered. B) Estimated . C) Eligible. D) Sensitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eligible. 28. What is the opposite of 'diligent'? A) Industrious. B) Lazy. C) Hardworking. D) Active. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lazy. 29. Showing a lack of care or thought A) Placid. B) Sycophant. C) Slipshod. D) Facetious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slipshod. 30. Choose the correct answers. You should ask the ..... for security to advise you. A) Responsible person. B) Person responsible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Person responsible. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAdvanced Vocabulary Quiz 1Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 2Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 3Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 4Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 5Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 6Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 7Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 8Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books