Expand your vocabulary
Circle A, B, C or D that most accurately fits the meaning and check your answers with the key.
1. Dumbfound
A. to shock
B. to play dumb
C. to irritate
D. to please
2. Bushwhack
A. to avoid danger
B. to clear a path
C. to plan ahead
D. to wait impatiently
3. Skinflint
One who is
A. angry
B. generous
C. stingy
D. lame
4. Flimflam
A. stability
B. amusing story
C. dangerous experiment
D. deception
5. Leeway
A. flexibility
B. rigidity
C. negligence
D. generosity
6. Hamstring
A. to empower
B. to disable
C. to reject
D. to abandon
7. Forgo
A. to take away
B. to run away
C. to do without
D. to proceed
8. Makeshift
A. authentic
B. revolutionary
C. impulsive
D. substitute
9. Foreshadow
A. to indicate
B. to disguise
C. to abuse
D. to waste
10. Forestall
A. to presume
B. to prevent
C. to oblige
D. to protest
11. Pyrotechnics
A. elaborate designs
B. angry outbursts
C. fireworks display
D. costly victories
12. Forthright
A. impatient
B. polite
C. hidden
D. frank
13. Dunce
Person who is
A. dull-witted
B. innocent
C. obedient
D. lazy
14. Ampere
Unit for measuring
A. water flow
B. electricity
C. heat
D. expenditure
15. Leotard
A. headband
B. ballet slipper
C. close-fitting garment
D. silk scarf
16. Mausoleum
A. Turkish rug
B. large urn
C. old building
D. tomb
17. Maudlin
A. foolishly sentimental
B. forgetful
C. sensitive
D. compassionate
18. Mesmerise
A. to vanish
B. to hypnotise
C. to confuse
D. to daydream
19. Chauvinistic
A. stubborn
B. friendly
C. smug, superior
in attitude
D. insincere
20. Shrapnel
A. Arabian perfume
B. shrub
C. booster rocket
D. scattered fragments
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Key
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. C
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. D
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Ratings
10 – 14 Correct: Good
15 – 17 Correct: Excellent
18 – 20 Correct: Exceptional