Circle A, B, C or D that most accurately fits the meaning and check your answers with the key.
1. Concession
A. admission
B. rejection
C. approval
D. denial
2. Quagmire
A. pitfall
B. marsh
C. bonanza
D. quarry
3. Demographics
A. government approval
B. office procedure
C. population statistics
D. rule by the people
4. Vex
A. to shame
B. to enter
C. to withdraw
D. to annoy
5. Legerdemain
A. sleight of hand
B. nonsense
C. logical argument
D. shameless act
6. Palpably
A. secretly
B. obviously
C. carefully
D. sentimentally
7. Buttress
A. tower
B. sweet food
C. support
D. enemy action
8. Canvass
A. to convert
B. to criticise
C. to arrange in order
D. to ask for opinions
9. Onerous
A. burdensome
B. threatening
C. very big
D. foul-smelling
10. Rationalise
A. to explain
B. to justify
C. to ignore details
D. to be pessimistic
11. Philippic
A. humorous remark
B. encouraging words
C. bitter verbal denunciation
D. wise saying
12. Synonymous
A. boring
B. dissimilar
C. open for discussion
D. alike
13. Synthesise
A. to combine
B. to control
C. to create music
D. to avoid
14. Phobia
A. extreme happiness
B. fear
C. ignorance
D. sympathy
15. Cataclysm
A. exclusive rights
B. excitement
C. disaster
D. mixing machine
16. Gastric
Pertaining to
A. magic
B. fuel
C. nervous problems
D. stomach
17. Thesaurus
A. book of synonyms
B. disagreement
C. road map
D. dangerous animal
18. Ode
A. debt
B. poem
C. sweet smell
D. pleasant surprise
19. Eulogise
A. to shout
B. to sing
C. to praise
D. to dance
20. Mania
A. cleverness
B. mental disease
C. cheerfulness
D. craze
Key
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. C
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. D
Ratings
10 – 14 Correct:
Good
15 – 17 Correct:
Excellent
18 – 20 Correct:
Exceptional