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.

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

Try it out - July 13, 2010

2. My father asked, “What are you planning to study?”

Grammar Question - March 9, 2010

1. was speaking

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.

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

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.

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."

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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