Circle A, B, C or D that most accurately fits the meaning and check your answers with the key.
1. Gloat
A. to pick up
B. to mock
C. to get away
D. to feel malicious
pleasure
2. Simile
A. comparing one object to another
B. statement containing truth
C something that discloses a secret
D. proof of evidence
3. Amalgam
A. confusion
B. mixture
C. puzzle
D. series of events
4. Sally
A. snub
B. argument
C. amusing clever remark
D. trick
5. Berate
A. to classify
B. to corrupt
C. to underestimate
D.to speak angrily
6. Polemic
A. argument against a belief
B. victory song
C. spasm
D. glossing over mistakes
7. Placid
A. self-satisfied
B. calm
C. boring
D. honest
8. Artful
A. illogical
B. naïve
C. charming
D. crafty
9. Vested interests
A. any investment
B. illegal operation
C. people entrenched in a power structure
D. activity for a common good
10. Fanfare
A. ostentatious display
B. popular item
C. exaggeration
D. concert
11. Effrontery
A. meaningful talk
B. outward show
C. virtue
D. shameless insolence
12. Pejorative
A. hot
B. cold
C. disparaging
D. clear
13. Implicate
A. to begin
B. to incriminate
C. to insist upon
D. to explain
14. Verisimilitude
A. appearance of
being true
B. large number
C. shades of opinion
D. variety
15. Nettlesome
A. eccentric
B. irritating
C. strange
D. sudden
16. Redundant
A. having no aim
B. flowing
C. repetitious
D. fuming
17. Placate
A. to annoy
B. to insist
C. to delay
D. to appease
18. Trounce
A. to show
B. to leap
C. to defeat
D. to stamp
19. Rebuttal
A. opposing argument
B. suggestion
C. rebuke
D. refusal
20. Metamorphosis
A. recurrence
B. transformation
C. deep sleep
D. important event
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Key
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. D
9. C
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. C
19. A
20. B
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Ratings
10 – 14 Correct: Good
15 – 17 Correct: Excellent
18 – 20 Correct: Exceptional
