English Vocabulary Exam 1

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This is a Japanese Eiken Grade 1 level vocabulary test.
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Question 1

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( ) people are likely to hang out with friends every weekend while reserved people keep to themselves.
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  • Gregarious
  • Deplorable
  • Introverted
  • Egregious

Question 2

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Thinking about speaking in public made the shy girl become nauseated and ( ).
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  • queasy
  • obnoxious
  • opaque
  • infantile

Question 3

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As Jane stared at the ( ) beading on the wedding gown, she knew she had found the perfect dress.
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  • pristine
  • intricate
  • veneer
  • egregious

Question 4

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All the dressing room doors should be ( ) so that those who are trying on clothes will have privacy.
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  • opaque
  • cogent
  • pristine
  • somber

Question 5

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Although I normally do not like science fiction movies, this film was ( ) and easy for me to accept as true.
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  • cogent
  • tangent
  • dissent
  • diffident

Question 6

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Our relationship will never go far if you continue to talk to me in such a ( ) tone.
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  • desperate
  • disparate
  • strident
  • conciliatory

Question 7

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Because there was so much ( ) information on the topic, the research process took longer than expected.
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  • disparate
  • meticulous
  • tangible
  • clamor

Question 8

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After my surgery, I had to remain ( ) for several weeks.
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  • active
  • hibernated
  • sedentary
  • avid

Question 9

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Because there were few tourists on the island, the beaches were still ( ) and beautiful.
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  • encumbered
  • outmoded
  • pristine
  • deplorable

Question 10

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They thought that the rise of a new government would ( ) a new reign of peace, but we were doubtful of what seemed to be an overly optimistic view.
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  • inaugurate
  • purge
  • encumber
  • conciliate

Question 11

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When the journalist didn’t ( ) and release the name of her source, she was jailed for obstructing justice.
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  • relent
  • ingratiate
  • retaliate
  • renounce

Question 12

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Attempting to ( ) the angry protesters, Bob held up his hands and urged everyone to take a deep breath.
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  • reprimand
  • advocate
  • conciliate
  • chastise

Question 13

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When I misbehaved in school, my teacher sent me home with a written ( ) for my parents to sign.
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  • promissory
  • reprimand
  • missive
  • memo

Question 14

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With each ( ) of the spade, the man shoveled more and more snow out of the driveway.
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  • stalk
  • clump
  • gust
  • heave

Question 15

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Penguins will often gather together in a ( ) to conserve body heat and fend off the chilling winds of their habitat.
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  • clump
  • clash
  • fringe
  • hedge

Question 16

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My hunting dog will sometimes hide in the grass and ( ) a squirrel before giving chase.
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  • cuddle
  • coddle
  • stalk
  • shimmer

Question 17

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Myrna is so superstitious that she hired a spiritualist to ( ) her new house of evil spirits.
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  • purge
  • crumple
  • binge
  • blight

Question 18

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A ( ) in the virus was the cause of several new cases of Measles.
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  • epidemic
  • pandemic
  • virility
  • mutation

Question 19

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Curling up into a ball, the mother lion began to ( ) her cub as they rested under the savannah sun.
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  • emulate
  • underhand
  • wolf down
  • cuddle

Question 20

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Without any maintenance, the once grand house began to ( ) into a rundown mansion.
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  • disintegrate
  • degenerate
  • cower
  • pander

Question 21

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Our teacher was very fair in that she would neither ( ) nor chastise her students.
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  • coddle
  • transgress
  • clamor
  • instigate

Question 22

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Any good doctor will ( ) healthy eating for his patients.
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  • advocate
  • convince
  • evince
  • pester

Question 23

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Brian hated when his annoying little cousin visited because he liked to ( ) him with a hundred questions.
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  • infantile
  • pester
  • hoard
  • rebuff

Question 24

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Jane found it depressing to ( ) her future as the only single woman in her family.
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  • ponder
  • encumber
  • covet
  • denounce

Question 25

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The burglar scared me so badly that all I could do was ( ) in the bedroom closet.
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  • disparage
  • cower
  • jostle
  • grovel
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