The following quiz is designed to test your vocabulary. Each word has four choices with one choice closely matching its meaning. Answers are given at the end of the quiz. Enjoy wordabbling.
1. Aperture
a) Easy method
b) An opening
c) Hole
d) Both b & c
2. Blabbermouth
a) Reticent
b) A person who talk too much indiscreetly
c) Related to a whale
d) Indecent talker
3. Buttinsky (slang)
a) Related to butt
b) Related to a fish
c) A meddler
d) Related to human anatomy
4. Conversable
a) Easy and pleasant to talk with
b) Offensive
c) A gaseous drink
d) Pertaining to an entertainment
5. Hearken (literature)
a) Careless
b) Without any sense
c) A type-set
d) To listen
6. Indic
a) Related to India
b) Full of vitality
c) Related to an ancient civilization
d) None of the above
7. Lurch
a) Plant branch
b) An act of sudden sway
c) Betrayal
d) None of the above
8. Nebulose
a) Cloudlike
b) Related to stars or galaxies
c) Hazy
d) Both a & C
9. Pecky (related to timber)
a) Kissable
b) Spotted with fungi
c) Solid
d) Coloration of leaves
10. Wabble
a) Dress heavily
b) To wobble
c) To talk nonsense
d) None of the above
Answers:
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5 (d) 6 (a) 7 (b) 8 (d) 9. (b) 10 (b)
Your Score:
8-10 Excellent
5-7 Good
1-4 Need improvement
