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Expand your vocabulary

23 October, 2022

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

1. Inextricable

A. unlimited

B. unavailable

C. uncertain

D. unsolvable

2. Inflexible

A. rigid

B. assertive

C. exacting

D. unavoidable

3. Indispensable

A. available

B. miserly

C. essential

D. indisciplined

4. Intelligible

A. clever

B. understandable

C. complex

D. subtle

5. Indisputable

A. unquestionable

B. irrelevant

C. controversial

D. customary

6. Inaudible

A. ineffectively expressed

B. impossible to hear

C. easily digested

D. deep-sounding

7. Interminable

A. unfinished

B. finished

C. endless

D. tough

8. Incomprehensible

A. irreducible

B. of great size

C. not understandable

D. controversial

9. Ineluctable

A. inescapable

B. genuine

C. true

D. fake

10. Jig

A. a dead language

B. secret

C. gift

D. fast dance

11. Maverick

A. foreigner

B. dissenter

C. applicant

D. rogue

12. Stay

A. delay

B. analysis

C. correction

D. punishment

13. Capital

A. cheap

B. secret

C. first-rate

D. guilty

14. Bloom

A. desire

B. inspiration

C. frustration

D. youthful glow

15. Garnish

A. embellish

B. destroy

C. prolong

D. deny

16. Litter

A. water

B. rubbish

C. fire

D. patience

17. Hail

A. smile

B. bring

C. criticize

D. to call out

18. Inertia

Tendency to

A. remain at rest

B. praise somebody

C. postpone something

D. create something

19. Pad

A. fail

B. nod

C. to fill

D. sleep

20. Quarter

A. provide with lodging

B. suppress

C. limit portions

D. to fail

Key

1. D

2. A

3. C

4. B

5. A

6. B

7. C

8. C

9. A

10. D

11. B

12. A

13. C

14. D

15. A

16. B

17. D

18. A

19. C

20. A

Ratings

10 – 14 Correct: Good

15 – 17 Correct: Excellent

18 – 20 Correct: Exceptional

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