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A quiz with some words and phrases in English.
Manuel Lujan
Quiz by Manuel Lujan, updated more than 1 year ago
Manuel Lujan
Created by Manuel Lujan almost 9 years ago
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Question 1

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This is a [blank_start]tapestry[blank_end].
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Answer
  • tapestry

Question 2

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[blank_start]buoy[blank_end]
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1973e75b-0c02-46af-8507-31c3a31239dc (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • buoy

Question 3

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A period of two weeks is a [blank_start]fortnight[blank_end].
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  • fortnight

Question 4

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To make is this is to [blank_start]embroider[blank_end]. This word also means to add details to an account to make it more interesting.
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031bc9b3-2e62-42f3-95c7-df31be3bce87 (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • embroider

Question 5

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[blank_start]brooch[blank_end]
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867402c9-b419-4ac0-9edf-430a3819de4e (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • brooch

Question 6

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This is a [blank_start]palisade[blank_end].
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ebf24efd-e03a-406a-a158-d1011be79e8e (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • palisade

Question 7

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[blank_start]dung[blank_end]
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6ea67390-1917-40f3-adae-697c73bb1bcd (image/jpeg)
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  • dung

Question 8

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A knife which cannot cut because it doesn't have a sharp edge or point is [blank_start]blunt[blank_end].
Answer
  • blunt

Question 9

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The connection point between bones is called "[blank_start]joint[blank_end]".
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  • joint

Question 10

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A [blank_start]cask[blank_end] is a round wooden container for storing a liquid, especially alcoholic drink.
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57bbde44-788c-4423-9bbf-77350dad6bd3 (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • cask

Question 11

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To hit something hard and quickly is to [blank_start]rap[blank_end]. Example: He [blank_start]rapped[blank_end] the table loudly to get their attention. Carol [blank_start]rapped[blank_end] sharply on the window. She [blank_start]rapped[blank_end] her stick on the floor.
Answer
  • rap
  • rapped
  • rapped
  • rapped

Question 12

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A [blank_start]tome[blank_end] is a large book. [blank_start]Tome[blank_end] is often used to refer to a book that is not only really large but also unusually important.
Answer
  • tome
  • Tome

Question 13

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A [blank_start]limb[blank_end] is a leg or an arm. It can also refer to a bird's wing, or a large branch of a tree.
Answer
  • limb

Question 14

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The plant on which grapes grow is called [blank_start]vine[blank_end].
Answer
  • vine

Question 15

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To [blank_start]confide[blank_end] is to tell someone a secret or discuss private feelings with them. Example: I hope you know that you can always [blank_start]confide[blank_end] in me. He [blank_start]confided[blank_end] his doubts to me. She [blank_start]confided[blank_end] to friends that she was scared of her mother.
Answer
  • confide
  • confide
  • confided
  • confided

Question 16

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He put on an old blue suit, intending to [blank_start]pass himself off as[blank_end] (make me believe he was) a businessman. The watches are fakes, but they tried to [blank_start]pass them off as[blank_end] (make me believe they were) genuine Rolexes. The protest march [blank_start]passed off[blank_end] (happened) without any serious trouble.
Answer
  • pass himself off as
  • pass them off as
  • passed off

Question 17

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He had ​[blank_start]boiled down[blank_end] a ​lengthy ​report [blank_start]to[blank_end] (reduced [it] to) just a few ​paragraphs. Need we remind ourselves that democracy does not [blank_start]boil down to[blank_end] (reduce to) having a vote?
Answer
  • boil down to
  • boiled down
  • to

Question 18

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We will continue to work to [blank_start]root out[blank_end] (destroy, make disappear) corruption and demand more of elected officials when it comes to ethical conduct.
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  • root out

Question 19

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The hashtag "Trump facts" was trending in London overnight Tuesday, with nearly 30,000 messages, most of them [blank_start]poking fun at[blank_end] (making fun of, ridiculing) the candidate.
Answer
  • poking fun at

Question 20

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Pallor means [blank_start]pallidness[blank_end].
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  • pallidness

Question 21

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Another way to say "first of all" is "[blank_start]first and foremost[blank_end]".
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  • first and foremost

Question 22

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[blank_start]hoof[blank_end]
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1b2eddfa-72d2-4ff5-bd4f-290a127e17a3 (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • hoof

Question 23

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A pleasant smell is a [blank_start]fragrance[blank_end].
Answer
  • fragrance

Question 24

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[blank_start]ditch[blank_end]
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a2ddca65-3644-4129-b12c-a87283b49adf (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • ditch

Question 25

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A piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece and used typically for cleaning things is a [blank_start]rag[blank_end]. The plural [blank_start]rags[blank_end] is used to refer to old or tattered clothes.
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1c2cb4fb-1493-493e-8227-dd9c545998d7 (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • rag
  • rags

Question 26

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Homer is [blank_start]snoring[blank_end] while awake.
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5468a3ba-3b9e-463f-8ac3-4309e6d061b7.gif (image/gif)
Answer
  • snoring

Question 27

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[blank_start]tray[blank_end]
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7db65fa3-b3c1-41d5-a34f-d495e5d08794 (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • tray

Question 28

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When a fruit is ready to be eaten, it's [blank_start]ripe[blank_end]. This word can also mean "to be ready for something", as in this example: This change in structure demonstrated to Peters that the place was [blank_start]ripe[blank_end] [blank_start]for[blank_end] other changes he hopes will come as a part of the new funding. This word is commonly used with "time", in the phrase"the time is [blank_start]ripe[blank_end] [blank_start]for[blank_end]...".
Answer
  • ripe
  • ripe
  • ripe
  • for
  • for

Question 29

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Something that annoys someone very much or causes them a lot of problems can be called "[blank_start]bane[blank_end]". This word is used in the phrase "the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end].." as in "noisy and disobedient children are the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] many mothers", or "the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] someone's life/existence" as in "paperwork is the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] my life".
Answer
  • bane
  • bane
  • of
  • bane
  • of
  • bane
  • of
  • bane
  • of

Question 30

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[blank_start]stirrup[blank_end]
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86e29dbb-2cd1-4a0c-ad44-2ce96378cccd (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • stirrup

Question 31

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Dogs bark and hens [blank_start]cackle[blank_end].
Answer
  • cackle

Question 32

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[blank_start]sceptre[blank_end]
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4476fac9-1109-4c9d-9805-722912bbe9f7 (image/jpeg)
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  • sceptre

Question 33

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A pair of wooden [blank_start]stilts[blank_end].
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9f1313f5-507b-4ba7-88f2-31396e435cf9 (image/jpeg)
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  • stilts

Question 34

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[blank_start]jowl[blank_end]
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ee77537f-41bb-4d61-8ec6-05a64708fef9 (image/jpeg)
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  • jowl

Question 35

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To [blank_start]dwindle[blank_end] is to shrink away, to diminish gradually until nothing remains.
Answer
  • dwindle

Question 36

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A continuous loud noise like that made by metal being hit is called [blank_start]clangour[blank_end].
Answer
  • clangour

Question 37

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If you eat until you're satisfied, you [blank_start]sate[blank_end] you appetite. This verb also applies to other feelings or needs such as curiosity.
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  • sate

Question 38

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The boy is [blank_start]straddling[blank_end] the bench.
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f0e1b485-8619-4e33-9a87-a4f0a6c57243 (image/jpeg)
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  • straddling

Question 39

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My father was a [blank_start]staunch[blank_end] (firm in loyalty) unionist working in London at the time and [blank_start]reviled[blank_end] (criticised strongly) Thatcher’s politics.
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  • staunch
  • reviled

Question 40

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Flour [blank_start]shortages[blank_end] (severe lacks) were forcing bakeries to use the whole grain of the [blank_start]wheat[blank_end] (picture).
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c434f1dc-b334-4a40-b712-7839d13bee9c (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • shortages
  • wheat

Question 41

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[blank_start]lens[blank_end]
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  • lens

Question 42

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As [blank_start]befits[blank_end] (it's suitable for) a country with private health care, legal pharmaceuticals are mega-business in the US. The symbolic milestone shows the world is open to China playing a larger role as [blank_start]befits[blank_end] (it's suitable for) its status as the world’s biggest trading nation.
Answer
  • befits
  • befits

Question 43

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[blank_start]ribs[blank_end]
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9cdcd892-8ae6-4f58-9d90-4d7eb5a93f18 (image/png)
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  • ribs

Question 44

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While states don’t have to [blank_start]abide by[blank_end] (be ruled by, act in accordance with) the federal standards, lots of states have copied the federal law [blank_start]verbatim[blank_end] (using exactly the same words).
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  • abide by
  • verbatim

Question 45

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[blank_start]thimble[blank_end]
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b61b8316-22de-4bdf-8fc7-9baf2683ea53 (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • thimble

Question 46

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[blank_start]cane[blank_end]
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bd03e166-fc7f-4f85-b937-a232e2674a4c (image/png)
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  • cane

Question 47

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This is a [blank_start]nostril[blank_end].
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af4c5e99-d122-4c35-b49d-709558d80fe4 (image/jpeg)
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  • nostril

Question 48

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[blank_start]Lust[blank_end] is a strong craving for sex. It also can mean a hunger for anything, like [blank_start]lust[blank_end] for power. Example: He [blank_start]lusts[blank_end] somewhat creepily after/for a 17-year-old girl who works in a rural Vermont cafe. The suspicion is that the managers at General Motors have once again placed their [blank_start]lust[blank_end] after/for profit above the well-being of workers.
Answer
  • Lust
  • lust
  • lusts
  • lust

Question 49

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[blank_start]blister[blank_end]
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5f82cbe9-d800-40f3-b64f-22af9de3ac9f (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • blister

Question 50

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[blank_start]lectern[blank_end]
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7bbc3083-65f3-45eb-ac12-bf3f024cc1b4 (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • lectern
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