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Expand your vocabulary

21 August, 2022

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

 

1. Troop
A. to dance
B. to desert
C. to fight
D. to move along

2. Chronicle
A. record
B. representation
C. condensation
D. certificate

3. Trivial
A. humorous
B. foolish
C. unimportant
D. interesting
4. Fateful
A. careful
B. ominous
C. pithy
D. suggestive

5. Reminisce
A. to think about the past
B. to daydream
C. be fully relaxed
D. to keep changing
topics

6. Bonhomie
A. playboy
B. geniality
C. a well-dressed man
D. happiness

7. Dowdy
A. heavy
B. broken
C. light
D. unfashionable

8. Repair
A. delay
B. go
C. to rethink
D. apply

9. Pall
A. covering
B. paleness
C. emblem
D. jacket

10. Qualm
A. serenity
B. insight
C. uneasiness
D. token

11. Perusal
A. superficial glance
B. probe
C. careful examination
D. inquiry

12. Mire
A. fail
B. fall
C. to stick or sink
D. to fantasise

13. Blasé
A. excited
B. bored
C. exotic
D. cultured

14. Circumvent
A. specify limits
B. snub
C. be discreet
D. to evade

15. Demure
A. shy
B. aggressive
C. modest
D. clumsy

16. Consummate
A. dashing
B. bright
C. skilled
D. conclusive

17. Deify
A. to challenge
B. idealise
C. to worship
D. to exaggerate

18. Hapless
A. unfortunate
B. feeble
C. careless
D. Sad

19. Agog
In a state of
A. restlessness
B. indifference
C. eager excitement
D. extreme disorder

20. Voyeurism
A. sales pitch
B. blackmail
C. ocean cruise
D. improper prying

 

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