VOCABULARY TEST NOV 29, 2020

 

 

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Sunday Vocabulary
Test 4

"Sapere aude"

1. He admonished her to uninstall the unused apps. He wanted to see if it ___________ the problem.

ameliorates alleviates accentuates abject

2. "His mother admonished him for going to college unshaven." What does it mean?

His mother was happy for him. He was rebuked by his mother. He was warned not to do it again. She gave her son a piece of advice.

3. She received a lot of _________ criticism about her comments on the President.

averse adverse abject austere

4. The ending of the novel is open to interpretation. It is quite ___________.

adulterated astute ambiguous abashed

5. "She was not abashed at being fired." A synonym for 'abashed' is _________.

embarrassed angry sad happy

6. The anti-ragging committee was formed ____________.

affably into abeyance analogously ad hoc

7. "Some employees are abject in their respect for the boss." Here, the word, 'abject', means ______________.

submissive hopeless disinterested dutiful

8. "He acquiesced in her decision." Here, the word, 'acquiesced', means _____________.

agreed to something wholeheartedly strongly opposed agreed to something without protest None of the above

9. "Entrepreneurs need to be commercially astute in order to find success in startups." Here, 'astute', means ______________.

shrewd strict liberal old-fashioned

10. "She is averse to oily food." What does it mean?

She doesn't like oily food at all. She can cook oily food really well. She likes vegetarian food. She highly recommends oily food.

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