Verbal Advantage - Level 03 Review Test
Question 1 |
What does innocuous mean?
A | not guilty |
B | unhealthy |
C | harmless |
D | secret |
Question 2 |
Which pair of phrases shows the proper singular and plural forms?
A | this criteria, these criterion |
B | this criterion, these criterias |
C | this criteria, these criterions |
D | this criterion, these criteria |
E | this criteria, these criterias |
Question 3 |
Which word means one’s choice of words, manner of expression?
A | grammar |
B | enunciation |
C | diction |
D | syntax |
Question 4 |
The vocabulary coverage of paperback, or pocket, dictionaries is
A | anglicized |
B | obsolete |
C | categorical |
D | circumscribed |
Question 5 |
Which word means the history of a word or the study of the history of words?
A | entomology |
B | etymology |
Question 6 |
Which is not a meaning of the prefix mal-
A | unusual |
B | abnormal |
C | inadequate |
D | bad |
Question 7 |
Connotation refers to
A | the explicit meaning of a word |
B | the implied meaning of a word |
C | the earliest meaning of a word |
D | the various meanings of a word |
Question 8 |
Garrulous, loquacious, and voluble are antonyms of
A | platitudinous |
B | caviling |
C | taciturn |
D | punctilious |
Question 9 |
In careful usage, which word is not synonymous with reluctant?
A | hesitant |
B | disinclined |
C | unwilling |
D | reticent |
Question 10 |
Which word is an antonym of terse?
A | pithy |
B | verbose |
C | succinct |
D | laconic |
Question 11 |
Which is the proper pronunciation of succinct?
A | suhk-SINGKT |
B | suh-SINGKT |
Question 12 |
Which word means the act of begging for something humbly and earnestly?
A | Which word means the act of begging for something humbly and earnestly?
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B | supplication |
C | ingratiation |
D | amelioration |
Question 13 |
In good usage, which preposition does not properly follow solicitous?
A | on |
B | to |
C | of |
D | for |
E | about |
Question 14 |
Which word means having an opinion different from the accepted opinion?
A | mercenary |
B | indigent |
C | heterodox |
D | stigmatized |
Question 15 |
Which pair of words is not synonymous?
A | voluble, glib |
B | unctuous, suave |
C | bland, facile |
D | ostentatious, flippant |
Question 16 |
Propensity and proclivity are synonyms of
A | foible |
B | quandary |
C | penchant |
D | perquisite |
Question 17 |
By derivation, clairvoyant means
A | having the ability to speak well |
B | having the power to see clearly |
C | having exceptional intelligence |
D | having no doubt or fear |
Question 18 |
Diction and dictum come from the Latin dicere, which means
A | to know |
B | to say |
C | to write |
D | to choose |
Question 19 |
Which word means relevant and appropriate?
A | apposite |
B | fastidious |
C | pellucid |
D | gauche |
Question 20 |
What is the traditional and precise meaning of peruse?
A | to skim |
B | to use up |
C | to read carefully |
D | to puzzle over |
Question 21 |
Which sentence is correct?
A | I am loath to do it. |
B | I am loathe to do it. |
C | I am loathed to do it. |
Question 22 |
The prefix circum- means
A | within |
B | between |
C | around |
D | under |
Question 23 |
Which word is an antonym of dearth?
A | brevity |
B | perquisite |
C | paucity |
D | plethora |
Question 24 |
Which word is not a synonym of mercenary?
A | avaricious |
B | scrupulous |
C | covetous |
D | venal |
Question 25 |
Extemporaneous remarks are
A | verbose |
B | impromptu |
C | rehearsed |
D | digressive |
Question 26 |
Which word denotes the opposite of laconic?
A | concise |
B | succinct |
C | garrulous |
D | reticent |
Question 27 |
Circumspect, spectacular, and spectacle come from the Latin specere, which means
A | to enjoy |
B | to look at |
C | to be amazed |
D | to wonder |
Question 28 |
Which pair of words is not antonymous (opposite in meaning)?
A | impassive, ardent |
B | phlegmatic, zealous |
C | vehement, listless |
D | lukewarm, indifferent |
E | fervid, apathetic |
Question 29 |
By derivation, dilemma means
A | a puzzle |
B | a problem without a solution |
C | a choice between two propositions |
D | an unlucky turn of events |
Question 30 |
Which statement is true?
A | “We want fewer taxes” is correct usage. |
B | “We want less taxes” is correct usage. |
C | “We want fewer taxes” and “We want less taxes” are both correct usage. |
Question 31 |
Perspicacity and acumen are synonyms of
A | impecuniousness |
B | discernment |
C | meticulousness |
D | salience |
Question 32 |
Which word means to make English?
A | anglicize |
B | extemporize |
C | homogenize |
D | platitudinize |
Question 33 |
Which word by derivation means a reversal of the stars, unfavorable horoscope?
A | catastrophe |
B | calamity |
C | cataclysm |
D | disaster |
Question 34 |
Which word comes directly from a Latin word that means left, on the left side?
A | ambiguous |
B | sinister |
C | salient |
D | adroit |
Question 35 |
Which word is an antonym of inscrutable?
A | abstruse |
B | incomprehensible |
C | lucid |
D | esoteric |
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