Vocabulary Quiz No. 4

 
Here you'll find a 33-question vocabulary quiz (#4 of 5) to test your knowledge of high-frequency words for the GRE, MAT, or SAT test. Everything you need for the quiz, including answers and definitions, are on this page. Keep in mind that you won't see this particular question format on any of these exams.

See this word list to learn all 165 words from the five quizzes.
 

Quiz 1   Quiz 2   Quiz 3   Quiz 4   Quiz 5 Number of Questions: 33 multiple-choice   Directions: For each numbered word, select the closest synonym (the word that most closely suggests the underlined word's meaning) among the three answer choices. Click on the word to check its definition and for the correct answer.

 
1.  abjure

(A) disown
(B) judge
(C) reverse

2.  ambivalent

(A) ignorant
(B) indifferent
(C) irresolute

3.  assail

(A) mislead
(B) drift
(C) assault

4.  beneficent

(A) charitable
(B) medicinal
(C) protective

5.  bombast

(A) wordiness
(B) adhesive
(C) humility

6.  cloistered

(A) timid
(B) cynical
(C) sheltered

7.  comely

(A) possessive
(B) handsome
(C) punctual

8.  convivial

(A) festive
(B) intimate
(C) newborn

9.  decorous

(A) detailed
(B) lovely
(C) proper

10.  disaffect

(A) stultify
(B) alienate
(C) abandon

11.  duplicity

(A) dishonesty
(B) mimicry
(C) repetition

12.  entreat

(A) amuse
(B) plead
(C) invade

13.  errant

(A) unqualified
(B) wayward
(C) laborious

14.  fawn

(A) grovel
(B) emerge
(C) favor

15.  germane

(A) toxic
(B) dignified
(C) relevant

16.  grudging

(A) slowing
(B) diligent
(C) reluctant

17.  impede

(A) invent
(B) obstruct
(C) request

18.  inimitable

(A) unequaled
(B) authentic
(C) risky

19.  jibe

(A) jest
(B) agree
(C) poke

20.  malinger

(A) defame
(B) idle
(C) sulk

21.  onerous

(A) heavy
(B) solemn
(C) lonely

22.  parry

(A) celebrate
(B) scatter
(C) avoid

23.  pied

(A) checkered
(B) embarrassed
(C) rounded

24.  pliant

(A) light
(B) adaptable
(C) prepared

25.  prodigious

(A) immense
(B) wise
(C) wasteful

26.  raze

(A) stimulate
(B) cheapen
(C) flatten

27.  relegate

(A) maintain
(B) demote
(C) oversee

28.  slake

(A) surprise
(B) quench
(C) manufacture

29.  soporific

(A) immature
(B) humorous
(C) tranquilizing

30.  stygian

(A) conniving
(B) melodious
(C) sturdy

31.  temperance

(A) moderation
(B) resilience
(C) patience

32.  unstinting

(A) irrefutable
(B) unwavering
(C) generous

33.  vitiate

(A) dilute
(B) damage
(C) cancel

 

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Answers and Definitions

1. (B)
   abjure
   (v) to renounce (give up or put aside voluntarily) solemnly, esp. by formal declaration

   (A) disown
   (B) judge
   (C) reverse


 

2. (C)
   ambivalent
   (adj) indecisive due to conflicting feelings about a person or action

   (A) ignorant
   (B) indifferent
   (C) irresolute

   
    
   
3. (C)
   assail (v) to attack violently

   (A) mislead
   (B) drift
   (C) assault

   
    
   
4. (A)
   beneficent (adj) producing good by acts of kindness

   (A) charitable
   (B) medicinal
   (C) protective

   
    
   
5. (A)
   bombast (n) pretentious, wordy speech or writing

   (A) wordiness
   (B) adhesive
   (C) humility

   
    
   
6. (C)
   cloistered (adj) secluded; hidden away from the world

   (A) timid
   (B) cynical
   (C) sheltered

   
    
   
7. (B)
   comely (adj) good-looking; attractive

   (A) possessive
   (B) handsome
   (C) punctual

   
    
   
8. (A)
   convivial (adj) enjoying the pleasures of companionship, eating, and drinking; jovial

   (A) festive
   (B) intimate
   (C) newborn

   
    
   
9. (C)
   decorous (adj) behaving in a respectful, correct manner

   (A) detailed
   (B) lovely
   (C) proper

   
    
   
10. (B)
    disaffect (v) to make unfriendly where a friendly relationship previously existed; estrange

    (A) stultify
    (B) alienate
    (C) abandon

    
     
    
11. (A)
    duplicity (n) deception by pretending

    (A) dishonesty
    (B) mimicry
    (C) repetition

    
     
    
12. (B)
    entreat (v) to ask earnestly or urgently; beseech; implore

    (A) amuse
    (B) plead
    (C) invade

    
     
    
13. (B)
    errant (adj) going astray, esp. doing wrong

    (A) unqualified
    (B) wayward
    (C) laborious

    
     
    
14. (A)
    fawn (v) to show affection (as a dog for its master); to court favor in a cringing or flattering manner

    (A) grovel
    (B) emerge
    (C) favor

    
     
    
15. (C)
    germane (adj) pertinent; relevant

    (A) toxic
    (B) dignified
    (C) relevant

    
     
    
16. (C)
    grudging (adj) reluctant to give

    (A) slowing
    (B) diligent
    (C) reluctant

    
     
    
17. (B)
    impede (v) to interfere with the progress of; hinder; obstruct; hamper

    (A) invent
    (B) obstruct
    (C) request

    
     
    
18. (A)
    inimitable (adj) without peer or match; not capable of being imitated

    (A) unequaled
    (B) authentic
    (C) risky

    
     
    
19. (B)
    jibe (v) to be in agreement or accord

    (A) jest
    (B) agree
    (C) poke

    
     
    
20. (B)
    malinger (v) to pretend to be ill so as to avoid duty

    (A) defame
    (B) idle
    (C) sulk

    
     
    
21. (A)
    onerous (adj) oppressive or burdensome

    (A) heavy
    (B) solemn
    (C) lonely

    
     
    
22. (C)
    parry (v) to evade, dodge, or ward off (as in fencing)

    (A) celebrate
    (B) scatter
    (C) avoid

    
     
    
23. (A)
    pied (adj) having patches of two or more colors; particolored

    (A) checkered
    (B) embarrassed
    (C) rounded

    
     
    
24. (B)
    pliant (adj) bending or yielding readily; easily influenced; compliant; acquiescent

    (A) light
    (B) adaptable
    (C) prepared

    
     
    
25. (A)
    prodigious (adj) extraordinary, esp. in size or amount; wonderful or marvelous

    (A) immense
    (B) wise
    (C) wasteful

    
     
    
26. (C)
    raze (v) to tear down; demolish; level to the ground

    (A) stimulate
    (B) cheapen
    (C) flatten

    
     
    
27. (B)
    relegate (v) to send or assign to a particular class, position or condition -- especially an inferior one

    (A) maintain
    (B) demote
    (C) oversee

    
     
    
28. (B)
    slake (v) to satisfy thirst or desire

    (A) surprise
    (B) quench
    (C) manufacture

    
     
    
29. (C)
    soporific (adj) causing sleepiness; sleepy or drowsy

    (A) immature
    (B) humorous
    (C) tranquilizing

    
     
    
30. (A)
    stygian (adj) devilish; diabolical

    (A) conniving
    (B) melodious
    (C) sturdy

    
     
    
31. (A)
    temperance (n) showing moderation and restraint when indulging in appetites and passions

    (A) moderation
    (B) resilience
    (C) patience

    
     
    
32. (C)
    unstinting (adj) unrestricted or unlimited in quantity, amount, or degree, esp. regarding devotion or charitableness

    (A) irrefutable
    (B) unwavering
    (C) generous

    
     
    
33. (B)
    vitiate (v) to impair the quality of; mar; degrade

    (A) dilute
    (B) damage
    (C) cancel