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. Alimentary
a) Related to small, basic things
b) A kind of nonsense
c) Pertaining to food or nutrition
d) None of the above
2. Barter
a) To exchange
b) To drop
c) To give away
d) None of the above
3. Cataclysm
a) A Greek myth
b) A state of nervous breakdown
c) A violent upheaval
d) None of the above
4. Dispel
a) To drive off in various directions
b) To demarcate
c) Draw in
d) None of the above
5. Falsetto
a) High-heeled shoes
b) A kind of a medieval glove
c) An old weapon
d) An unnaturally high-pitched voice
6. Guffaw
a) Throwing arms in the air
b) An incidence of great foolishness
c) An unrestrained burst of laughter
d) None of the above
7. Indigent
a) Poor
b) Angry
c) Rich
d) Both b & c
8. Morbific
a) Causing fear
b) Causing disease
c) Causing envy
d) None of the above
9. Polemic
a) A conversion meeting
b) A controversial argument
c) Related to science
d) None of the above
10. Savory
a) A kind of food
b) A cooking utensil
c) Pleasant in taste or smell
d) Both a & c
Answers:
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5 (d) 6 (c) 7 (a) 8 (b) 9. (b) 10 (d)
Your Score
8-10 Excellent
5-7 Good
1-4 Need improvement
