Welcome to your Vocabulary Development(Senior Class English Study by Topics) NAME EMAIL PHONE NUMBER 1. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceThe chairman's speech doused the already charged temperscowedinflatedincreasedcooled2. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceThe famous politician was noted for his pragmatic approach to issues of national interestinconsistentidealisticpracticalromantic3. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentence An open car has no protection against the elementsemergencyweatheratmosphereatom4. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceIt takes a great deal of stamina to run a marathon racedeterminationenergycouragecleverness5. She bought a .......... bagred leather beautifulleather red beautifulbeautiful red leatherread beautiful leather6. Please can you .......... money?borrow me somelend me somelend me littleborrow me small7. The teacher said all but one of the hundred candidates scored below a credit grade. This means that:all the candidates scored below a credit gradeonly one of the candidates scored a credit gradeall the candidates scored a credit gradeonly one of the candidates scored below a credit grade8. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceThe chairman is of the opinion that accepting the proposal would be inimicalrelevantharmfulindespesableirrelevant9. The government is bracing up for a ....... with the striking workersshow downshow pieceshow offshow case10. The man denied ............. the company propertyto have stolento be stealingstolenstealing11. She told me that she always ........ the television before going to bedswitch offswitched offswitches offoff12. Cassy is too quiet for my liking. This means that Cassylikes people who are quietis not liked because of her extreme quietnessis liked because of his quietnessbehaves in a quiet and suspicious manner13. It appears Mike's success in his last examination has gone to his head. This means that Mike isconceitedimpudentcrazytoo happy14. Laura is very hardworking but her problem is that she has too many irons in the fire. This means that Lauratakes on more problems than she can cope withis good at solving problemsis a blacksmithis an iron woman15. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceBut for the principal actor, the play would have been dullheadmainmasterfamous16. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceThe new measures are likely to alleviate povertyreduceput outaggravatestamp out17. Though Moses was provoked, he ought to have controlled himself. This means that he should havetaken the provocation with calmnessbeen found guilty of commiting the offenseexercised some restraintbeen the agressor18. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceThe officer promised to reciprocate the kind gesture of the ladyrepeatreturnreplaceretaliate19. The test was so difficult that ....... students passeda fewfewfewestsome few20. The secretary had insulted the manager, so he was........... annoyed and sacked hercertainlybasicallyjustifiablyclearly21. The President ........... the corruption charges preferred against himrefusedreversedrefutedrequited22. They ............ the competition when we arrivedhas begunbegunhad begunhave begun23. She asked the driver to ........... at the school gatedrop her indrop her downdrop her outdrop her24. Choose the word or group of words that is nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceMummy is rather gullible regarding claims of the miraculous cures, whereas Daddy is ...........scepticalincrediblecredulousdubious25. The wedding was attended by the cream of the society. This means that the wedding was attended byonly the educated peopleonly those who were invitedeverybody in the societyvery important people26 out of 25Time is Up!
