Circle A, B, or C that most accurately fits the meaning and check your answers with the key.
1. Impetus
A. pattern of lies
B. self-denial
C. driving force
2. Hiatus
A. removal
B. interruption
C. hostel
3. Diffident
A. lacking confidence
B. requiring effort
C. damaged
4. Postulate
A. hang a sign
B. to lie down
C. assume to be true
5. Sanguine
A. optimistic
B. depressed
C. unpolluted
6. Sunder
A. to hold together
B. to increase
C. to separate
7. Mulct
A. to defraud or swindle
B. ponder a problem
C. to cover with straw
8. Apocryphal
A. false or doubtful
B. revelatory
C. full of regret
9. Cachet
A. collection of costume jewellery
B. prestige
C. hiding place
10. Blandish
A. to coax
B. show off
C. mark with a symbol
11. Pathos
A. sorrow
B. sense of compassion
C. nonsense
12. Broach
A. blush
B. bring up in conversation
C. bamboozle
13. Inculcate
A. implant
B. insult
C. ridicule
14. Laconic
A. foolish
B. intricate
C. concise
15. Gambit
A. falsehood
B. smart move
C. honesty
Key
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. B
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. B
Rating
01 – 05 Correct:
Good
06 – 10 Correct:
Excellent
11 – 15 Correct:
Exceptional