Circle a, b, or c that most accurately fits the meaning and check your answers with the key.
1. Aberration
A: excessive sneezing
B: a departure from the normal
C: airline navigators allowance for polar magnetism
2. Abeyance
A: a state of being suspended
B: the Muslim law of parental respect
C: humiliation
3. Abnegation
A: to be resigned to one’s fate
B: to renounce upon oath
C: renouncing or denying oneself a privilege
4. Abrogate
A: to coarsely insult someone
B: to formally revoke or abolish
C: to condense or abridge a text
5. Abstruse
A: to be argumentative
B: hard to understand
C: hopeless
6. Accede
A: to agree
B: to abandon
C: the steepest part of a slope
7. Accolade
A: a meritorious award
B: the plumage on a governor’s ceremonial headgear
C: a fizzy yoghurt-style drink
8. Accrue
A: to turn sour
B: to attack bitterly
C: to increase by addition or growth
9. Accretion
A: to increase by external growth
B: the components of concrete
C: residue left by tides
10. Achilles heel
A: an athlete’s complaint
B: fashionable shoes by a Greek designer
C: a vulnerable spot
11. Acolyte
A: a devoted attendant
B: an ancient Egyptian hand-held oil lamp
C: a pinkish gemstone
12. Acquiesce
A: a wine-making process reducing sweetness
B: to agree without reluctantly
C: to motivate unconsciously
13. Acrid
A: a bluish hair colouring
B: excessively solemn
C: unpleasant pungent smell
14. Acrimonious
A: caustic or bitter in manner
B: inclined to drunkenness
C: following bad advice
15. Actuary
A: a hospital volunteer helper
B: part of a library where religious books are kept
C: an insurance statistician
Key
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. C
Rating
01 – 05 Correct: Good
06 – 10 Correct: Excellent
11 – 15 Correct: Exceptional