1. A. indubitable
2. D. esoteric
3. E. volatile
4. A. doubtful
5. E. ostentatious
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Test yourself on these homophones
1. Here
2. Hear
3. Past
4. No
5. Allowed
6. Tales
7. Knew
8. Site
9. whether
10. Board
2. Hear
3. Past
4. No
5. Allowed
6. Tales
7. Knew
8. Site
9. whether
10. Board
Monday, July 26, 2010
Homonyms Test - July 26, 2010
1. too, their
(to) - preposition: in the direction of
(too) - adverb: besides; also; exceed
(their) - a pronoun that shows possession
(there) - either an introductory word or an adverb meaning: in that place.
2. to, too
(to) - preposition: in the direction of
(too) - adverb: besides; also; exceed
(two) - always a number
3. its
(its) - a pronoun that shows possession
(it's) - a contraction of it & is
4. no, know
5. there, to
(to) - preposition: in the direction of
(too) - adverb: besides; also; exceed
(their) - a pronoun that shows possession
(they're) - a contraction of they & are
(there) - either an introductory word or an adverb meaning: in that place.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Test your Phrasal Verbs - July 23, 2010
1. Act up
2. Add up
3. Ask
4. Back out of
5. Back up
6. Calm down
7. Lay off
8. Wait up for
9. Get along
10. Pass up
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Analogy Test - February 10, 2010
1. notorious : renowned
Captious (meaning "fault-finding") and tolerant are antonyms.Notorious (meaning "known unfavorably") and renowned are also antonyms.Note that the other four pairs are synonyms.
2. grass : lawns
3. grapes : wine
Juice from apples when fermented gives a drink called cider.Similarly, juice from grapes when fermented gives a drink called wine.
4. narcotic : drowsiness
This is simply a cause and effect relationship. Just as alcohol causes intoxication, a narcotic causes drowsiness.
5. possible : quixotic
Practical and idealistic are opposite in meaning. Possible and quixotic are also antonyms. In fact, quixotic means idealistic and practical means possible.
6. entrepreneur : profits
An employee works for wages. Similarly, an entrepreneur works for profits.
7. altruist : generosity
A philanthropist, being a lover of mankind, is characterized by his benevolence. In the same way, an altruist being interested in helping others is characterized by his generosity.
8. monologue : drama
Solo is the piece in which only one person sings or plays in a musical performance. Monologue (or soliloquy) is the part in which only one person speaks in a drama.
9. erosion : rocks
Corrosion of metals is analogous to erosion of rocks because both involve wearing away of materials.
10. encyclopedia : facts
A thesaurus may be used to look up synonyms. Similarly, an encyclopedia may be used to look up facts.
Captious (meaning "fault-finding") and tolerant are antonyms.Notorious (meaning "known unfavorably") and renowned are also antonyms.Note that the other four pairs are synonyms.
2. grass : lawns
3. grapes : wine
Juice from apples when fermented gives a drink called cider.Similarly, juice from grapes when fermented gives a drink called wine.
4. narcotic : drowsiness
This is simply a cause and effect relationship. Just as alcohol causes intoxication, a narcotic causes drowsiness.
5. possible : quixotic
Practical and idealistic are opposite in meaning. Possible and quixotic are also antonyms. In fact, quixotic means idealistic and practical means possible.
6. entrepreneur : profits
An employee works for wages. Similarly, an entrepreneur works for profits.
7. altruist : generosity
A philanthropist, being a lover of mankind, is characterized by his benevolence. In the same way, an altruist being interested in helping others is characterized by his generosity.
8. monologue : drama
Solo is the piece in which only one person sings or plays in a musical performance. Monologue (or soliloquy) is the part in which only one person speaks in a drama.
9. erosion : rocks
Corrosion of metals is analogous to erosion of rocks because both involve wearing away of materials.
10. encyclopedia : facts
A thesaurus may be used to look up synonyms. Similarly, an encyclopedia may be used to look up facts.
Idioms Test - II - October 14, 2009
1. b) chalk
2. d) mind
3. c) willies
4. c) pull your socks up
5. b) on cloud nine
6. c) took to the bottle
17. c) come
8. b) shoulder
9. c) neck
10. b) bad books
Body Idioms - I - September 30, 2009
1. chin
2. finger
3. head
4. knuckle
5. brainer
6. tongue
7. head
8. teeth
9. brain
10. heart
Wonder of Words - II - September 24, 2009
1. Pleasing sense of taste
2. fidgety
3. study of the structure of the poetry
4. place where bees are kept
5. overly big or gigantic
6. easily set on fire
7. fear of horses
8. against war
9. bored
10. now
2. fidgety
3. study of the structure of the poetry
4. place where bees are kept
5. overly big or gigantic
6. easily set on fire
7. fear of horses
8. against war
9. bored
10. now
The Wonder of Words - September 19, 2009
1. compete
To compete; to strive for superiority; to put forth great effort to outdo others.
2. diminish
To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; to lessen, diminish, or decrease.
3. tolerate
To put up with; to bear with; to tolerate; to endure. This word is nearly always used with negative construction, as with no or not.
4.Cautious
Cautious; wary; watchful; sparing in giving or expending.
5. two-handed versatility
Able to use both hands equally well; unusually skillful; versatile: an ambidextrous pianist.
6. hate
To dislike, or to hate, someone or something very much.
7. Debatable
Debatable; originally, in Anglo Saxon days a "townmoot" was a town meeting for purposes of debate and discussion. Today a moot question or a moot point in law is one that is debatable and disputable and not yet settled.
8. Inheritance
Inheritance of money or property from a father or other ancestor including estates which have descended or been devised in a direct line from the father, and, by extension, from the mother or other ancestor.
9. impenetrable
Incapable of being penetrated; for example, a material which is impervious to water; and incapable of being affected; also, remaining unmoved and unaffected by other people's opinions, arguments, or suggestions; such as, being impervious to criticism.
10. Shining
Shining; resplendent; radiant.
To compete; to strive for superiority; to put forth great effort to outdo others.
2. diminish
To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; to lessen, diminish, or decrease.
3. tolerate
To put up with; to bear with; to tolerate; to endure. This word is nearly always used with negative construction, as with no or not.
4.Cautious
Cautious; wary; watchful; sparing in giving or expending.
5. two-handed versatility
Able to use both hands equally well; unusually skillful; versatile: an ambidextrous pianist.
6. hate
To dislike, or to hate, someone or something very much.
7. Debatable
Debatable; originally, in Anglo Saxon days a "townmoot" was a town meeting for purposes of debate and discussion. Today a moot question or a moot point in law is one that is debatable and disputable and not yet settled.
8. Inheritance
Inheritance of money or property from a father or other ancestor including estates which have descended or been devised in a direct line from the father, and, by extension, from the mother or other ancestor.
9. impenetrable
Incapable of being penetrated; for example, a material which is impervious to water; and incapable of being affected; also, remaining unmoved and unaffected by other people's opinions, arguments, or suggestions; such as, being impervious to criticism.
10. Shining
Shining; resplendent; radiant.
Analogy - II - September 16, 2009
1. Few
2. beaver : dam
A bird builds a nest and a beaver builds a dam
3. oriole : bird
oriole is a species of bird
4. professor : college
A doctor works in a hospital and a professor works in a college.
5. puppy : dog
"A cub is a young bear"
6. hypothesis : biologist
A tenet is a belief and a theologian is someone who studies religion. A hypothesis is something a biologist will study as part of his or her professional endeavors
7. Arthur
Sarah was married to Abraham, and Guinevere was married to Arthur.
8. wealthy
Corpulent and obese are synonyms, as are opulent and wealthy.
9. capon
A castrated man is a eunuch, and a castrated rooster is a capon.
10. Schwartz
In the movie Star Wars, the Force was important, and used in sayings such as "may the Force be with you." In the movie Space Balls, a parody of Star Wars, the word "Schwartz" was used instead of "Force."
2. beaver : dam
A bird builds a nest and a beaver builds a dam
3. oriole : bird
oriole is a species of bird
4. professor : college
A doctor works in a hospital and a professor works in a college.
5. puppy : dog
"A cub is a young bear"
6. hypothesis : biologist
A tenet is a belief and a theologian is someone who studies religion. A hypothesis is something a biologist will study as part of his or her professional endeavors
7. Arthur
Sarah was married to Abraham, and Guinevere was married to Arthur.
8. wealthy
Corpulent and obese are synonyms, as are opulent and wealthy.
9. capon
A castrated man is a eunuch, and a castrated rooster is a capon.
10. Schwartz
In the movie Star Wars, the Force was important, and used in sayings such as "may the Force be with you." In the movie Space Balls, a parody of Star Wars, the word "Schwartz" was used instead of "Force."
Analogy - I - September 11, 2009
1. horn
The relationship between the first pair of words is that ROOSTER CROWS. Of the choices provided to complete the second half of the analogy, only horn has a similar relationship to honks: a horn honks.
2. topaz
Ruby is red, and topaz is yellow.
3. liger
The offspring of a male donkey and a mare is a mule, and the offspring of a male lion and female tiger is a liger.
4. stones
Cards are used in Cribbage, and stones are used in the game Go.
5. surroundings
Clever and pawky are synonyms, as are entourage and surroundings.
6. lariat
Neuter and worker are synonyms, as are riata and lariat.
7. Laos
The yen is used in Japan, & the kip is used in Laos.
8. waves
The Hawthorne Effect dealt with the behavior of people who are being observed, and the Doppler Effect dealt with waves.
9. pacifist
Ninny and sage are antonyms, as are pugilist and pacifist.
10. stalagmite
This was a nonsemantic analogy. Nazirite is the same as Nazi, but with an additional letter and 'ite' added at the end, and this is also true of stalag and stalagmite.
The relationship between the first pair of words is that ROOSTER CROWS. Of the choices provided to complete the second half of the analogy, only horn has a similar relationship to honks: a horn honks.
2. topaz
Ruby is red, and topaz is yellow.
3. liger
The offspring of a male donkey and a mare is a mule, and the offspring of a male lion and female tiger is a liger.
4. stones
Cards are used in Cribbage, and stones are used in the game Go.
5. surroundings
Clever and pawky are synonyms, as are entourage and surroundings.
6. lariat
Neuter and worker are synonyms, as are riata and lariat.
7. Laos
The yen is used in Japan, & the kip is used in Laos.
8. waves
The Hawthorne Effect dealt with the behavior of people who are being observed, and the Doppler Effect dealt with waves.
9. pacifist
Ninny and sage are antonyms, as are pugilist and pacifist.
10. stalagmite
This was a nonsemantic analogy. Nazirite is the same as Nazi, but with an additional letter and 'ite' added at the end, and this is also true of stalag and stalagmite.
Confusing Words - II- September 7, 2009
11. during
12. stationery
13. sew
14. beside
15. among
16. shade
17. Despite
18. so
19. imagination
20. wondered
12. stationery
13. sew
14. beside
15. among
16. shade
17. Despite
18. so
19. imagination
20. wondered
Confusing Words - September 2, 2009
1. audience
2. for
3. Besides
4. raise
5. headline
6. effect
7. lay
8. recipe
9. inspected
10. by
Vocabulary Test - A - August 31, 2009
1. B. "Obstreperous" means "noisy, unruly."
2. D. "Exhort" means to "encourage" or "urge."
3. C. "Indigenous" means "native to."
4. A. "Dilettante" means a "dabbler," an "amateur."
5. C. Dogmatic" means stubbornly and arrogantly assertive in one's opinions.
6. C. "Cursory means "casual," "swift," "without much attention."
7. D. "To instigate" means "to start" or "to provoke."
8. B. "Pejorative" means "negative" or "disparaging."
9. B. A "philistine" is someone who doesn't appreciate or know much about aesthetic matters.
10. A. "To exonerate" is to free a blamed party of all blame or guilt.
Estimate your Voc. Size - E - August 29, 2009
41. b) a collection of works
42. a) gas
43. d) declare formally
44. c) official in charge of a prison
45. b) vegetable
46. d) cloth
47. c) tangible
48. c) mixed
49. a) strip
50. c) hormone
Estimate your Voc. size - D - August 28, 2009
31. c) hidden
32. c) care
33. b) permission
34. a) made by yourself
35. d) guidance
36. a) relaxation
37. c) view
38. a) body of lawmakers
39. c) maintain
40. b) believed
Estimate your Voc. size - C - August 26, 2009
21. d) prevent
22. b) natural elevation
23. b) fortify
24. a) write
25. a) scenario
26. c) shifted
27. c) switch
28. a) penny
29. d) inbound
30. a) method
Estimate your Voc. size - B - August 24, 2009
11. a) alternate
12. a) surveying
13. a) force
14. d) bulk
15. d) terror
16. d) hold
17. b) journey
18. c) damage
19. a) refuse
20. a) show evidence of
Estimate your voc. size - A - August 22, 2009
1. an important question in dispute and must be settled
2. related
3. a slight advantage
4. plan
5. worry
6. element
7. a way
8. totally unlikely
9. a rocket-propelled vehicle
10. absolute
Select Meaning by Word - II - Answers - August 21, 2009
11. adj. Inclined to lascivious thoughts and desires
12. v. To supply with light
13. ad. Out of the proper form, direction, or position
14. n. A cross-demand alleged by a defendant in his favor against the plaintiff
15. v. To fail or lose power, efficiency, or value
16. n. A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded
17. n. Flood
18. n. Impending evil or danger
19. n. lake or loch
20. v. To stain
Select Meaning by Word - I - Answers - August 20, 2009
1. n. The state or condition of being joined together
2. v. To regain
3. v. To excite a slight degree of anger in
4. adj. Affecting the sense of taste
5. v. To form into grains or small particles
6. adj. Eating with greediness or in very large quantities
7. v. To assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular or special course
8. n. The getting rid of waste matter
9. n. A wealthy class in a political community who control the government by means of their money
10. n. Recklessness
Test Quiz - B - Answers - August 13, 2009
11. n. adopting and reproducing, without acknowledgment, the writings or ideas of another passing them off as one's own
12. n. an indirect reference or suggestion (frequently derogatory)
13. n. a skilled storyteller
14. adj. hating or distrusting mankind
15. adj. cutting, penetrating
16. n. burden; duty
17. adj. pertaining to the beautiful
18. adj. festive; gay
19. adj. sorrowful; mournful
20. adj. deserving blame or censure
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Test Quiz - A - Answers - August 12, 2009
1. adj. unable to be satisfied
2. adj. of unknown authorship
3. n. one who denies that God exists
4. adj. having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason
5. adj. fearful
6. n. payment for services
7. n. a face
8. adj. unreal; made-up
9. n. an original pattern
10. adj. having or containing a lot of specialist knowledge
Select Word by Meaning - II - Answers - August 11, 2009
11. prognosis
12. skimp
13. jostle
14. livid
15. ebb
16. retrograde
17. convoke
18. askance
19. tycoon
20. propagate
12. skimp
13. jostle
14. livid
15. ebb
16. retrograde
17. convoke
18. askance
19. tycoon
20. propagate
Select Word by Meaning - I - Answers - August 9, 2009
1. cull
2. migrant
3. list
4. acquiesce
5. sanguinary
6. advent
7. antipathy
8. unwarranted
9. degenerate
10. intangible
Select Meaning by Word Test @ 1 - Answers - August 5, 2009
1. adj. resigned to defeat; accepting defeat as a natural outcome
2. adj. having many talents; capable of working in many fields
3. n. Roman outer robe
4. n. wasting away
5. v. be suited to; be incumbent upon
6. adj. endless
7. v. lessen in value
8. adj. causing insensitivity to pain
9. v. worsen; embitter
10. n. boaster
Select Meaning by Word @ 3 - Answers - August 4, 2009
11. n. particular variety of art or literature
12. adj. careful about money; economical
13. n. repetition
14. v. eat away
15. v. be thankful for; increase in worth
16. n. nourishing substance
17. adj. limited
18. n. boredom; weariness
19. v. glance coquettishly at; make eyes at
20. v. respect; value
Select Meaning by Word # 2 - Answers - August 3, 2009
1. n. breaking up; downfall
2. v. burn with hot iron or caustic
3. n. minor quarrel; bickering
4. adj. like a fox; crafty
5. v. sleep throughout the winter
6. n. opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
7. adj. pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores
8. n. proverb; a truth pithily stated
9. adj. short-lived; fleeting
10. adj. capable of being repaired
Select Word by Meaning - Answers - August 1, 2009
1. n. a person engaged in military service
2. n. the act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping
3. adj. changeable
4. v. to endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill, or possessions
5. n. passage from one place, condition, or action to another
6. n. malicious mischief
7. n. a distance in miles
8. n. strength, skill, and intrepidity in battle
9. v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person
10. v. to draw general inference
Select Word by Meaning - Answers - July 31, 2009
1. contingent
2. ramshackle
3. granulate
4. chameleon
5. adverse
6. emetic
7. titular
8. waive
9. abase
10. choleric
Test @ B - Answers - July 25, 2009
1. v. include; consist of
2. v. languish, decline; long for, yearn
3. n. ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
4. n. local or provincial dialect
5. adj. capable of being stretched
6. v. fail completely; sink
7. v. sharpen; stimulate
8. adj. limited
9. v. pester; annoy
10. n. traitor
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
vocabulary Test @ A - Answers - July 24, 2009
1. dispirited
2. hypercritical
3. clapper
4. omniscient
5. grueling
6. import
7. crone
8. gullible
9. profusion
10. contortions
Vocabulary Test @ 2 - answers - July 23, 2009
1. n. a person engaged in military service
2. n. the act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping
3. adj. changeable
4. v. to endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill, or possessions
5. n. passage from one place, condition, or action to another
6. n. malicious mischief
7. n. a distance in miles
8. n. strength, skill, and intrepidity in battle
9. v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person
10. v. to draw general inferences
Vocabulary Test - 1 - Answers -July 22, 2009
1. a peculiar habit or characteristic of an individual or group
2. pedantic
3. to harass
4. parsimony
5. an impartial person who watches for administrative abuses inside organizations
6. people have completely forgotten about it
7. turmoil
8. resilient
9. a victory with huge losses
10. puzzled
Prepositional Phrases # 2 - Answers- July 21, 2009
1. Under suspicion
2. At once
3. At a disadvantage
4. By accident
5. Under no obligation
6. Without fail
7. By no means
8. Until now
9. At first
10. At the moment
Prepositional Phrases - Answers - July 21, 2009
1. Instead of
2. In case of
3. On behalf of
4. By means of
5. As for
6. Apart from
7. In common of
8. According to
9. In favour of
10. Because of
Friday, July 16, 2010
Preposition Practice # 2 - Answers - Monday, July 20, 2009
1. FOR
2. TO
3. FOR
4. TO
5. BY
6. AT
7. AFTER
8. BY
9. BY
10. FROM
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Using Preposiitons - Monday, July 20, 2009 - Answers
1. FOR
2. OVER
3. AT
4. FOR
5. AT
6. IN
7. ABOUT
8. FOR
9. IN
10. ON
11. OVER
12. UNDER
13. IN
14. AT
15. FOR
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