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The Vocabulary Warm-up Quiz

10 Questions - Developed by: River Guy - Developed on: 2007-08-15 - 10,299 taken - User Rating: 3.9 of 5 - 26 votes

This is a vocabulary quiz designed to help your brain warm-up for the day so that you can be brighter!

1

What is an archipelago?

A popular story
A group of island
A 3rd world country
An important person

2

"Mr. Bond, I think that you are recriminating me!"
In the above sentence, what does the word, "recrimination" mean?

Hating
The killing or exorcising of a person
Protesting
Accusing in return

3

"Do you think what we're doing is sacrilegious?"
In the above sentence, what does "sacrilegious" mean?

Good for the sacred things
Contribution to the sacred things
Benefiting to the sacred things
Insulting to sacred things

4

What is a steward?

Person who undergoes a dramatic change in a short period of time
A shipmate
A classmate
Man who manages another's property

5

T.N.T refers to:

A colorless solid used as an explosive in hand grenade, torpedoes, etc.
A toxic chemical used in labs to experiment on rat
A plant whose leaves are used for medication

6

Find the right word for the following definition:
"Falling to pieces; partly ruined or decayed through neglect."

Shrew
Pungent
Brew
Dilapidated

7

Pudgy means:

Big and tall
Big and fat
Short and fat
Thin and tall

8

Which of the following word is a synonym of this word: Irritate

Fresh: A condition in which something is new or great
Sheepish: Awkwardly bashful or embarrassed
Ferment- to cause or to start ; a process in which a liquid is turned to alcohol

9

A sieve refers to:

A machinery used for transportation
A kitchen utility (tool)
A tool used for cutting crops
Something that comforts you

10

A pauper refers to:

A very poor person
A very bad person
A very rich person
A very malicious person
A very powerful person

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