Thursday, July 25, 2013

VOCABULARY TEST PAPER

1. disheveled appearance: (a) untidy             (b) fierce         (c) foolish     (d) peculiar             (e) unhappy

2. a baffling problem:        (a) difficult            (b) simple        (c) puzzling   (d) long                 (e) new

3. lenient parent:              (a) tall                 (b) not strict      (c) wise        (d) foolish               (e) severe

4. repulsive personality:     (a) disgusting      (b) attractive     (c) normal      (d) confused          (e) conceited

5. audacious attempt:      (a) useless          (b) bold             (c) foolish       (d) crazy               (e) necessary

6. agile climber:     (a) lively      (b) tired           (c) skill             (d) careful               (e) stubborn

7. prevalent disease:             (a) dangerous          (b) catching            (c) childhood          (d) fatal    (e) widespread

8. ominous report:           (a) loud           (b) threatening     (c) untrue                (d) serious              (e) unpleasant

9. an incredible story:      (a) true     (b) interesting       (c) well-known      (d) unbelievable   (e) unknown

10. a good oculist:      (a) eye doctor         (b) skin doctor       (c) foot doctor       (d) heart doctor    (e) bone doctor

11. will supersede the old law: (a) enforce      (b) specify penalties (c) take the place of (d) repeal  (e) continue

12. an anonymous donor: (a) generous  (b) stingy    (c) well known  (d) one whose name is not known (e) reluctant

13. performed an autopsy: (a) examination of living tissue  (b) examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death (c) process in the manufacture of optical lenses  (d) operation to cure an organic disease  (e) series of questions to determine the causes of delinquent behavior

14. an indefatigable worker: (a) well paid  (b) tired  (c) skillful   (d) tireless (e) pleasant

15. a confirmed atheist: (a) bachelor (b) disbeliever in God (c) believer in religion (d) believer in science  (e) priest

16. a loquacious woman: (a) tall  (b) beautiful   (c) homely   (d) sweet   (e) talkative

17. a glib talker: (a) smooth   (b) awkward   (c) loud   (d) friendly  (e) boring

18. to philander: (a) work hard   (b) make love triflingly   (c) (c) save money   (d) be in doubt  (e) try unsuccessfully

19. an ocular difficulty: (a) unexpected   (b) insurmountable (c) pertaining to the eye  (d) real  (e) imaginary

20. questionable paternity: (a) fatherhood (b) truthfulness  (c) value  (d) knowledge  (e) wisdom

21. a naïve attitude: (a) unwise  (b) hostile   (c) unsophisticated  (d) friendly  (e) contemptuous

22. living in affluence: (a) dirt  (b) countrified surrounding  (c) fear   (d) wealth  (d) poverty

23. more pleasant in retrospect: (a) back view (b) freedom   (c) acceptance  (d) leisure   (e) anticipation

24. a real gourmet: (a) teacher   (b) greedy eater   (c) vegetarian   (d) connoisseur of good food (e) antique

25. to simulate interest: (a) pretend   (b) feel   (c) lose   (d) stirup  (e) ask for

26. a magnanimous action: (a) puzzling   (b) generous   (c) foolish   (d) unnecessary (e) wise

27. a clandestine meeting: (a) prearranged  (b) hurried  (c) important  (d) secret  (e) periodical

28. the apathetic populace: (a) made up various national stocks (b) keenly vigilant of their rights  (c) densely packed  (d) indifferent, uninterested  (e) prehistoric

29. to placate his wife: (a) divorce  (b) make a gift to  (c) make arrangements for  (d) help (e) change hostility to friendliness

30. vacillate continuously: (a) avoid   (b) waver mentally   (c) inject (d) treat   (d) scold

31. a nostalgic feeling: (a) nauseated  (b) homesick   (c) sharp  (d) painful   (e) delighted

32. feel antipathy: (a) bashfulness  (b) stage fright  (c) friendliness (d) hostility (e) suspense

33. be more circumspect: (a) restrained (b) confident (c) cautious (d) honest (e) intelligent

34. an intrepid campaigner:  (a) fearless  (b) eloquent   (c) popular   (d) experienced  (e) famous

35. diaphanous material: (a) strong  (b) sheer and gauzy  (c) colorful   (d) expensive  (e) sleazy

36. a taciturn host: (a) stingy  (b) generous  (c) disinclined to conversation (d) charming  (e) gloomy

37.  to malign his friend: (a) accuse   (b) help financially   c) disbelieve  (d) slander  (e) discard

38. a congenital deformity: (a) horrible  (b) crippling  (c) slight  (d) incurable  (e) occurring at or during birth

39. a definite neurosis: (a) plan  (b) emotional maladjustment  (c) mental derangement  (d) feeling of fear  (e) physical reaction.

40. took an unequivocal stand: (a) indecisive  (b) well-intentioned  (c) unexpected,  (d) definite  (e) dangerous

41. vicarious enjoyment: (a) complete   (b) unspoiled  (c) occurring from a feeling of identification with another (d) long-continuing (e) temporary

42. psychogenic ailment: (a) incurable  (b) contagious  (c) caused by the emotions (d) intestinal  (e) imaginary

43. an anachronous attitude: (a) unexplainable  (b) religious  (c) belonging to a different time (d) out of place (e) unusual

44. his iconoclastic phase: (a) artistic  (b) sneering at tradition (c) troubled (d) difficult  (e) religious

45. a tyro: (a) dominating personality (b) beginner (c) accomplished musician  (d) dabbler (e) serious student

46. a laconic reply: (a) immediate  (b) assured  (c) terse and meaningful  (d) unintelligible  (e) angry

47. semantic confusion: (a) relating to the meanings of words (b) pertaining to money  (c) having to do with the emotions (d) relating to mathematics (e) scientific

48. cavalier treatment: (a) courteous (b) high handed (c) negligent (d) incomplete (e) expensive

49. an anomalous situation: (a) dangerous (b) intriguing (c) unusual  (e) pleasant (e) unhappy

50. posthumous child: (a) cranky (b) brilliant beyond his years (c) physically weak (d) illegitimate (e) born after the death of his father

51. feels enervated: (a) full of ambition (b) full of strength (c) completely exhausted (d) troubled (e) week

52. shows true perspicacity: (a) sincerity  (b) mental keenness (c) love  (d) faithfulness (e) longing

53. a sycophantic attitude: (a) sneering (b) unbelieving  (c) bootlicking  (d) surprising  (e) contemptible

54. gregarious person: (a) calm  (b) company-loving  (c) untrustworthy  (d) vicious (e) self-sacrificing

55. sufficiently phlegmatic: (a) satisfied  (b) annoyed  (c) high strung  (d) emotionally calm  (e) irritating

56. consummate scoundrel: (a) repentant  (b) punished  (c) perfect (d) vicious  (e) un-reformable

57. an egregious blunder; (a) outstandingly bad (b) slight  (c) irreparable  (d) unnecessary  (e) humorous

58. cacophony of the city: (a) political administration (b) crowded living conditions (c) cultural advantages (d) harsh sound (e) foul odors

59. a prurient adolescent: (a) tall and gangling  (b) sexually longing (c) clumsy and awkward (d) pimply faced (e) soft-spoken

60. uxorious husband: henpecked (b) suspicious  (c) guilty of infidelity  (d) fondly and foolishly doting on his wife (e) lovesick

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