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. Advocate (v)
a) Lack of support
b) Related to a legal profession
c) To write or speak in favor of
d) None of the above
2. Approbate
a) To approve officially
b) To refuse officially
c) Degenerate
d) None of the above
3. Bejewel
a) Set in a jewel
b) Jutting out
c) To adorn with jewels
d) None of the above
4. Chutney
a) Hodgepodge
b) A kind of spicy gravy
c) Both A& B
d) None of the above
5. Despot
a) A thug
b) A ruthless king or ruler
c) Mentally unsound
d) None of the above
6. Fusillade
a) Ill-tempered
b) Continuous discharge of arms and ammunition
c) Related to conflict
d) None of the above
7. Magnanimity
a) An act of miserliness
b) An act of generosity
c) An act of violent outburst
d) Both A & C
8. Promptitude
a) Promptness
b) Intentional delay
c) Sense of urgency
d) None of the above
9. Rustic
a) Obscene
b) Related to rural
c) Ill-mannered
d) None of the above
10. Zing
a) A kind of medicinal herb
b) Related to Mao Zing Dynasty
c) Vitality
d) None of the above
Answers
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5 (b) 6 (b) 7 (b) 8 (a) 9. (b) 10 (c)
Your Score
8-10 Excellent
5-7 Good
1-4 Need improvement
