ALS A&E Test Reviewer: Learning Strand 1 - Communication Arts - ENGLISH - Vocabulary

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Donita was so _____ after her vacation to New York because they never sleep there.

Which word best fits in this sentence?

        A. sleepy
        B. excited
        C. jaded
        D. perplexed

2. After playing two consecutive basketball games, my nephew felt overcome by a feeling of _____ so we took him to the school clinic.

Which word best fits in this sentence?

A. aplomb

B. lassitude

C. ameliorate

D. hiatus

3. When the company hired him as Financial Comptroller, Richard admits that he thought about his ability to ________ some funds for himself, but his Christian upbringing banished the thought.

A. peculate

B. exhort

C. ameliorate

D. commiserate

4. Which pair of words have a similar meaning?

A. timid - bold

B. drunk - sober

C. villain - hero

D. flimsy - insubstantial

5. His lawyer has to adjure his client to admit his guilt to have a lesser penalty.

The underlined word means _____.

A. to dishonestly persuade

B. to convince effortlessly

C. to urge or advise earnestly

D. to persuade with ease

6. Be careful not to ______ your passport?

A. lost

B. lose

C. loss

D. loose

7. Ronald is hunting for a gofer. 

What does he want?

A. A wild animal

B. A person who runs errands

C. A criminal

D. A species of fish

8. Which pair of words have the opposite meaning?

A. specimen - sample

B. effete - effective

C. tenacious - determined

D. knoll - mound

9. My friends and I had a badinage last night.

A. reunion

B. banquet

C. party

D. witty conversation

10. An aficionado is someone who is (a/an) ___________.

A. expert

B. veteran

C. hero

D. retired

11. When I am lonely, I always remember the  _________ that my grandmother gave me when I was little.

A. vice

B. vise

C. advice

D. advise

12. The Supreme Court will supersede the decision of the Court of Appeals.

The underlined word means to _______.

A. give up

B. come before

C. replace

D. approve

13. Basic is to intricate, as continue is to ___________.

A. stop

B. postpone

C. detailed

D. cancel

14. Vows are to church, as oath is to _________.

A. courtroom

B. judge

C. lawyer

D. Bible

15. A podiatrist is a person who treats __________ and their ailments.

A. ears

B. bones

C. eyes

D. feet

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ANSWERS:

1. C            2. B            3. A            4. D            5. C

6. B            7. B            8. B            9. D            10. A

11. C          12. C          13. A          14. A          15. D