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Expand your vocabulary

by damith
January 12, 2025 1:00 am 0 comment 82 views

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

1.Go berserk

A. to become very angry
B. to solve serious problems
C. to be a sign of something
D. to improve your life

2. Click

A. popular resort
B.short hard sound
C. member of the clergy
D.small bar

3. Laborious

A. honest and legal
B. involving a lot of activity
C. Taking a lot of time and effort
D. relating to intelligence

4. Scattered

A. quickly changing
B. old-fashioned
C. praiseworthy
D. spread over a wide area

5. Irk

A. to praise
B. to annoy
C. to delay
D. to postpone

6. Geyser

A. military operation
B. ghost
C. extremely big animal
D. spring shooting hot water

7. Daredevil

A. someone who likes dangerous activities
B. coward
C. lazy person
D. very old man

8. Drench

A. to put clothes on
B. to make someone wet
C. to speak slowly
D. to live in a dream world

9. Windlass

A. machine producing electricity
B. machine for pulling heavy objects
C. to shield
D. serious infection

10. Kismet

A. composed of two parts
B. type of fish
C. strong drink
D. fate

11. Rotund

A. having a fat and round body
B. having an uneven surface
C. rose-coloured
D. short coat

12. Haggle

A. to pay a lot of attention
B. to bargain persistently
C. to break off a relationship
D. to produce a lot

13. Blunderbuss

A. big mistake
B. attempt to deceive someone
C. someone interested in guns
D. gun used in the past

14. Girlish

A. stupid
B. behaving like a girl
Chonest
D. brave

15. Giggle

A. unit for measuring liquid
B. high-sounding laugh
C. tool used to make holes
D. ginger biscuit

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Key

1. A
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. B
13. D
14. B
15. B

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Ratings

10 – 12 Correct: Good

13 – 15 Correct: Excellent
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