Verbal Advantage – Level 02 Review Test

When you read, the best thing you can do to help build your vocabulary is

Which word means exuding a fragrance, aromatic?

Which one of the following words denotes a coin collector?

Which word means to report widely, spread the word?

Which word means softening, soothing?

Which word means belonging or native to a particular country or region?

Which word means arousing sexual desire?

Which word means means careful and persistent?

Which pair of words is not synonymous?

What is the proper pronunciation of poignant?

In convocation, the prefix con- means

Which of the following is not characteristic of a tirade?

What is the proper pronunciation of clandestine?

Vocal, vocational, and evocative come from the Latin vocare, which means

Who wrote the classic guide, Modern English Usage?

In which phrase is periphery used figuratively?

What is the nadir?

In modern usage, lucre usually implies

In which part of a newspaper are you most likely to come across words you can add to your vocabulary?

Which of the following is least likely to make a person haggard?

Improvident, prodigal, profligate, and spendthrift all mean

Which word is not a synonym of verbose?

The phrase “a paragon of American ingenuity” would best describe which person?

What is the preferred pronunciation of -lived in short-lived and long-lived?

Which of the following is a privative prefix meaning “not”?

What is the traditional and proper pronunciation of assuage?

Three of the following words are related in meaning. Find the unrelated word:

Which sentence illustrates the precise and proper use of comprise?

Which word properly refers to things experienced through the senses?

Cursory, course, curriculum, and courier all come from the Latin currere, which means

Enigmatic, cryptic, and equivocal are synonyms of which word?

Which word is an antonym of cursory?

Someone who vacillates

Clement comes from a Latin word that means