Verbal Advantage - Level 01 Review Test
Question 1 |
Which word means to restate in different words?
A | attribute |
B | repeat |
C | quote |
D | paraphrase |
Question 2 |
Which word is an antonym of ostensible?
A | avowed |
B | plausible |
C | specious |
D | demonstrable |
Question 3 |
Digress, ingress, and egress all come from the Latin gradi, which means
A | to stay |
B | to run |
C | to walk |
D | to enter |
Question 4 |
Which word is not a synonym of morose?
A | dolorous |
B | saturnine |
C | sullen |
D | jovial |
E | lugubrious |
Question 5 |
Select the nearest synonym of whimsical, volatile, and mercurial.
A | arbitrary |
B | capricious |
C | cantankerous |
D | abrupt |
Question 6 |
Which word is an antonym of sporadic?
A | incessant |
B | occasional |
C | temporary |
D | intermittent |
Question 7 |
Which is not an accepted meaning of concur?
A | agree |
B | act together |
C | arrive together |
D | happen together |
Question 8 |
Credible and credulous come from the Latin credo, which means
A | I know |
B | I believe |
C | I hope |
D | I am |
Question 9 |
Who is associated with the origin of tawdry?
A | the Bard of Avon |
B | King Arthur |
C | Saint Andrew |
D | Saint Audrey |
Question 10 |
Which word is an antonym of resolute?
A | vacillating |
B | peevish |
C | rational |
D | careless |
Question 11 |
Which is not an accepted meaning of arbitrary?
A | random |
B | illogical |
C | consistent |
D | exercising unrestrained power |
Question 12 |
Which prefix means “one, single”?
A | auto- |
B | mono- |
C | proto- |
D | mini- |
Question 13 |
The phrases large in size and small in size are objectionable because
A | they are monotonous |
B | they are vague |
C | they are redundant |
D | they are inaccurate |
Question 14 |
Which word is a synonym of supple?
A | flimsy |
B | flexible |
C | fragile |
D | rigid |
Question 15 |
In retort and rejoinder, the prefix re- means
A | toward |
B | against |
C | back |
D | twice |
Question 16 |
Which pair of words is not synonymous?
A | hidebound, intransigent |
B | stubborn, adamant |
C | intractable, unyielding |
D | obstinate, circumspect |
Question 17 |
Which word means all-knowing, having universal knowledge?
A | omniscient |
B | omnivorous |
C | omnipresent |
D | omnipotent |
Question 18 |
Which word is not a synonym of renaissance?
A | revival |
B | reproduction |
C | renewal |
D | resurgence |
Question 19 |
Which word does not describe a cantankerous person?
A | malicious |
B | affable |
C | irascible |
D | contentious |
Question 20 |
Which word means inappropriately lighthearted or disrespectful?
A | wry |
B | tawdry |
C | flippant |
D | urbane |
Question 21 |
Which word means old-fashioned, belonging to an earlier time?
A | obsolete |
B | adamantine |
C | precocious |
D | archaic |
Question 22 |
Which word means hatred of humankind?
A | moroseness |
B | impertinence |
C | misanthropy |
D | cantankerousness |
Question 23 |
Which word is a synonym of aloof?
A | indifferent |
B | sullen |
C | urbane |
D | flippant |
Question 24 |
What is a peeve?
A | something interesting and different |
B | something negligible |
C | something conspicuous and disagreeable |
D | something that irritates or annoys |
Question 25 |
Which is the proper pronunciation of Realtor?
A | REE-luh-tur |
B | REE-ul-tur |
Question 26 |
Which phrase is redundant?
A | in proximity |
B | in close proximity |
Question 27 |
Which word means having great variety or diversity?
A | multifarious |
B | multitudinous |
C | multifaceted |
Question 28 |
What is a digression?
A | an effect or feeling |
B | an injury or offense |
C | a straying from the point |
D | a double meaning |
Question 29 |
What does the prefix omni- mean?
A | all |
B | above |
C | many |
D | everywhere |
Question 30 |
Which word is not a synonym of subjugate?
A | enslave |
B | battle |
C | conquer |
D | defeat |
Question 31 |
Which word does not describe jargon?
A | specialized |
B | technical |
C | pretentious |
D | candid
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Question 32 |
Laborious and toilsome are synonyms of which word?
A | monotonous |
B | commodious |
C | arduous |
D | credulous |
Question 33 |
Which word means trivial, insignificant?
A | wry |
B | unwarranted |
C | inviolable |
D | negligible |
Question 34 |
What is a scruple?
A | a guarantee or promise |
B | something that causes hesitation or doubt |
C | something mean-spirited or nasty |
D | a judgment based on little evidence |
Question 35 |
Which word does not properly describe a renaissance?
A | refinement |
B | renewal |
C | resurgence |
D | revival |
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