This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Advanced Vocabulary – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A turning or twisting force A) Torque. B) Truncate. C) Tyro. D) Surfeit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Torque. 2. Most people felt the punishment was far too ..... for the crime:what the culprit did was so despicable, even ..... , as to warrant a far more severe reprimand. A) Tolerant pompous. B) Lenient heinous. C) Permissive dormant. D) Draconian nefarious. E) Regal august. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lenient heinous. 3. The worst bosses will ..... everything that you do.(look critically or carefully) A) Scrutinize. B) Subjugate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scrutinize. 4. Experience a change A) Go through. B) Avoid. C) Anticipate. D) Cope with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go through. 5. Analogy of disclose:conceal A) Close:shut. B) Know:remember. C) Discover:explore. D) Continue:stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continue:stop. 6. She used a ..... mountain of references for her research. A) Veritable. B) Churlish. C) Mendacious. D) Cavalier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Veritable. 7. I love it very much ..... A) Elder sister. B) With my older sister. C) Older sister. D) Older sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Older sister. 8. The editor reviewed the final ..... of the article before it was published. A) Draft. B) Source. C) Material. D) Readership. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Draft. 9. Which word is defined as:To hate? A) Bombast. B) Lascivious. C) Abhor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abhor. 10. The novel is so ..... that most modern readers find it ..... , but the novel's style was very popular in its day. A) Infamous unkempt. B) Lofty debauched. C) Saccharine cloying. D) Sentimental lurid. E) Anachronistic inexorable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saccharine cloying. 11. Expressed in a way that is too strong-The novel captures the ..... of its main character very convincingly. A) Passing moods and emotions. B) Pressing feelings and sadness. C) Emotional sense. D) Sensitive tendency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passing moods and emotions. 12. When mom was diagnosed with cancer, we searched for the most ..... doctor we could find. A) Enticing. B) Erudite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erudite. 13. Quality or ability that you were born with and not one you have learned.-She has an ..... gift for working with children. A) Intrical. B) Innate. C) Indispensable. D) Internal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innate. 14. Due to slippery road conditions and the slopethe narrow, winding highway, the car ..... down the steep mountainous road. A) Dissented. B) Agitated. C) Ventilated. D) Careened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Careened. 15. Where was philosophy born? A) Medieval China. B) Modern France. C) Ancient Greece. D) Ancient Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ancient Greece. 16. Which word is defined as:Causing fear or dread? A) Odious. B) Perjury. C) Direful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direful. 17. Max ..... protein powder with apple juice. A) Thing. B) Policy. C) Blends. D) Habit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blends. 18. The ..... style in Singapore was a shock after the USA-'yes' could mean anything from, 'I agree' to 'I'm still listening' to 'Never in a million years', depending on the situation. A) Indirect communication. B) Adjustment. C) Stereotype. D) Honeymoon stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect communication. 19. What a lovely necklace! Those ..... really set off your top! A) Laces. B) Beads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beads. 20. I ..... if he'll come tonight A) Whip. B) Wonder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wonder. 21. They tried to force the door open, but it wouldn't move = It wouldn't ..... A) Bulk. B) Budge. C) Berserk. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Budge. 22. This man is young, and this one ..... A) Senior. B) Pension. C) Old. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Old. 23. Sometimes, makerspaces let you take apart, or ..... , toasters, computers, and printers. A) Obtain. B) Sleazy. C) Dismantle. D) Falter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dismantle. 24. Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to 'ephemeral': A) Fleeting. B) Permanent. C) Transient. D) Evanescent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transient. 25. Something that deviates from what is expected or normal A) Nefarious. B) Precursor. C) Anomaly. D) Bovine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anomaly. 26. Totally or foolishly impractical A) Revere. B) Quixotic. C) Quirk. D) Remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quixotic. 27. They are really just trying to make sure that you know what you are doing and that you have the proper ..... A) Fee. B) Dedicated. C) Ranger. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ranger. 28. If someone calls you tenacious you're probably ..... A) Cautious and wise. B) Arrogant and held yourself in very high regard. C) Determined and never stop trying. D) Careful with money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Determined and never stop trying. 29. I hired a ..... to help carry things to the higher elevations. A) Gear. B) A porter. C) A hike. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A porter. 30. The children tried to ..... their laughter during class but couldn't hold back their giggles for long. A) Lament. B) Endeavour. C) Stifle. D) Enthrall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stifle. ← 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