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The Vocabulary Warm-up Quiz

10 Questions - Developed by: River Guy - Developed on: 2007-08-15 - 10,048 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 3rd world country
A popular story
An important person
A group of island

2

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

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

3

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

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

4

What is a steward?

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

5

T.N.T refers to:

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

6

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

Brew
Shrew
Pungent
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

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

9

A sieve refers to:

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

10

A pauper refers to:

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

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