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. Adulate
a) To express sorrow
b) To poison
c) To accommodate
d) To show excessive admiration
2. Betide
a) Befall, to come to
b) Of tide
c) Related to ocean
d) Related to underwater vegetation
3. Cadaver
a) A sample
b) A dead body
c) A ghost
d) Related to human anatomy
4. Depredate
a) To barter
b) To destroy
c) To save
d) To plunder
5. Exonerate
a) Accuse
b) Rob
c) To clear of an accusation
d) Pardon
6. Foxed
a) Deceived
b) Persuaded
c) Dissuaded
d) Liberated
7. Hiss
a) A soft sound
b) A sound similar to made by a snake
c) A light scratch
d) Rustling leaves in breeze
8. Newsy
a) News writers
b) A yellow journalist
c) Full of news
d) None of the above
9. Rabble
a) A tool
b) Orderly crowd
c) A big chunk of land
d) A disorderly crowd or mob
10. Xeric
a) Copy
b) Adapted to dry environment
c) Related to ancient hieroglyphs
d) Royal decree
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Answers:
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5 (c) 6 (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9. (d) 10 (b)
Your Score:
8-10 Excellent
5-7 Good
1-4 Need improvement
