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Expand your vocabulary

by damith
June 23, 2024 1:00 am 0 comment 382 views

Circle A, B, C or D that most accurately fits the meaning and check your answers with the key.

1. Allot

A. To take back
B. To divide into shares
C. To straighten up
D .To dispute two wars

2.Ad-lib

A. To speak without preparation
B. To condense
C. To report
D.To set free

3. Rendezvous

A.To sink
B.To go bankrupt
C.To free from blame
D.To make something hard

4.Antithesis

A.Ultimatum
B.Unfriendliness
C.Similarity
D.Opposite

5. Ascribe

A.To clarify
B.To sign
C.To attribute
D.To enlarge

6. Albeit

A.Because
B.Although
C.Until
D.Furthermore

7. Abscond

A.To worship
B.To borrow
C.To leave secretly
D.To shun

8. Alluring

A.Plain
B.Sad
C.Deceitful
D.Attractive

9. Amalgam

A.Mixture
B.Representation
C.Series
D.Puzzle

10. Aquacade

A.Waterfall
B.Large canal
C.Submerged mall
D.Swimming entertainment

11. Akin

A.Different
B.Similar
C.Large
D.Pointed

12. Arrest

A.To calm down
B.To perch
C.To stop
D.To claim

13. Au courant

A.Routine
B.Up-to-date
C.Careful
D.Simultaneous

14. Astute

A.Having good judgment
B.Stately
C.Careful
D.Honourable

15. Ancillary

A.Temporary
B.Subordinate
C.Backward
D.Posthumous

16. Attest

A.To confirm
B.To reject
C.To arrest
D.To challenge

17. Anticlimax

A.Bitterness
B.Irony
C.Twist of fate
D.Let down

18. Asunder

A.With great noise
B.For the most part
C.Into pieces
D.Out of reach

19.Au pair

A.Helper
B.Grandparent
C.Marriage partner
D.Succulent fruit

20. Fatal

A.Resulting in death
B.Brilliant
C.Incorrect
D.Restricted

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