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VOCABULARY QUIZ
Name: Course: . Date:
I. Circle the correct choice.
1. Susan confessed she found herself unable to break off an old attachment to another man, and she _____ her
eyes from him.
a. turned b. averted c. strained d. fixed
2. Humans brought the great whale to the brink of extinction.
a. edge b. degree c. place d. state
3. He was silent, and reserved, moving crumbs back and forth with the blunt blade of his knife.
a. bloody b. sharp c. dull d. metal
4. Our plans were _____ to the rest of the troop.
a. bragged b. disclosed c. juggled d. belittled
5. Albee was _____ through the crowd after him.
a. dodging b. hurling c. rattling waiting
II. Write the meaning of the following words.
Bounce .
Braid .
Cajole .
Counterfeit .
Frolic .
Cinder .
Defy .
Augment .
Goblet .
Foliage .
Eccentric .
Detach .
Dilute .
Grab .
Gill .
Centro Boliviano Americano

Compiled and developed by Claudia Molina Saavedra
III. Choose the appropriate word from the box to complete the sentences. Make all necessary changes.
- In the early 50s, womens ________ was strictly controlled. abruptly adorn
- I guess we should start by _______ the whole rooms before the guests arrive. advocate attire
- Do not ______ those little children, you do not want to see them crying. amateur avert
- He is such an _______ when we discuss politics. appall aspiration
- Lucas does not care for ________, hed rather listen to jazz. ballad ammunition
- It was too difficult for the prosecutor to _________ in favor of the criminal.
- Maries __________ is to become the best administration manager.
- Although being an __________ crime, the assassin was not confined in prison.
- As soon as he _________ that difficult situation, another was about to occur.
- During World War II, plenty of __________ was required to defeat the enemy.
IV. Replace the underlined words. Make all necessary changes. You will not use all.
fringe collapse enhance deprive enlist famine disclose
devour concrete drench flop futile beguile hazy
hurl detach blunder foster nameless defy avert

1) Last month, after the landslide, a big house in that town fell down. ............................
2) Roberts children got all covered with water after playing with their waterballons. ............................
3) Julias son rejected the idea of enrolling in the army. ............................
4) That institution has decided to take away all luxuries. ............................
5) It wasnt a surprise at all to seeing Anne totally delighted with her new dress. ............................
6) Before being tortured all prisoners revealed their hidden place. ............................
7) Todays scarcity of food will affect tomorrows production. ............................
8) Jason is a total failure, he cannot accomplish anything. ............................
9) Our government has designed a plan to encourage the development of unemployed people. ...........................
10) Whenever he sees a hamburger, he just eats it up. ............................
11) We had to go through that obscure forest. ............................
12) Poor child, he died without a name, nobody claimed for him. ............................
13) In India, It is customary to throw buckets full of stones to inmoral people. ............................
14) No matter how hard she tried, her attempts were useless. ............................
15) Pat openly challenged her sister. ............................
16) If he had realized the consequences, he wouldnt have made that embarrasing mistake. ............................