English Vocabulary Exam 3

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EIKEN Grade 1 test
iManifest Dreams
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Question 1

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Mike’s second promotion in eleven months confirms he is at the ( ) of his career.
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  • zenith
  • nadir
  • bottom
  • depth

Question 2

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My mom and dad have been living in a state of ( ) ever since they were married twenty-five years ago.
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  • matrimony
  • compartment
  • maidenhood
  • hegemony

Question 3

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Joining the priesthood calls for a/an ( )of worldly pleasures.
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  • acceptance
  • espousal
  • renunciation
  • annunciation

Question 4

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Our government often sends ( ) drones into other countries to assess possible threats.
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  • reconnaissance
  • renaissance
  • cognizance
  • solace

Question 5

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When the archaeologists began to ( ) the ancient burial site in certain prime spots, they unearthed several impressive artifacts from the ground.
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  • excavate
  • evacuate
  • recuperate
  • obdurate

Question 6

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The first time her crush talked to her, she was so excited that she was at a loss for words and began to ( ) about the weather.
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  • babble
  • rumble
  • scamper
  • cower

Question 7

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Watching the squirrel ( ) up the sidewalk was the highlight of the toddler’s day.
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  • amble
  • saunter
  • meander
  • scamper

Question 8

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Because my brother has to spend more hours at his office than he likes, he tends to ( ) quality time with his family.
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  • covet
  • rivet
  • nurture
  • enure

Question 9

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He ( ) his colleagues for their laziness.
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  • chastised
  • praised
  • rewarded
  • abhorred

Question 10

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Seagulls are equipped by nature to ( ) for food.
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  • forage
  • demolish
  • ravish
  • churn out

Question 11

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If you want to be rich, ( ) a wealthy entrepreneur.
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  • emulate
  • simulate
  • shun
  • forego

Question 12

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If all children were taught not to ( ) the rules of common decency and good manners, the world would probably be a much better place for everyone.
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  • comply
  • transgress
  • compound
  • devoid

Question 13

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Even though Ann wanted to buy one of the vendor’s jackets, she was short on cash so she ( ) declined the seller’s offer to try on the coat.
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  • ruefully
  • shamelessly
  • painlessly
  • cheerfully

Question 14

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Her ( ) nature rebelled against the thought of marrying that brute.
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  • undiscriminating
  • dainty
  • tasteless
  • unpalatable

Question 15

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The low cost of mobile phones has caused sales to rise ( ).
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  • exponentially
  • blatantly
  • flagrantly
  • conspicuously

Question 16

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Commercial development in our city has been ( ) because of the weak economy.
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  • sporadic
  • continuous
  • steady
  • discombobulated

Question 17

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Although the government claims the unemployment rate is decreasing, there is still a/an ( ) of jobs available.
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  • abundance
  • paucity
  • rarity
  • frivolity

Question 18

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Working together, the two countries hoped they could uproot the dictator and free the small nation from ( ).
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  • tyranny
  • liberality
  • tyrant
  • democracy

Question 19

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The priest came to ( ) with one of his parishioner whose husband died of a stroke.
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  • condole
  • rescind
  • conjure
  • allay

Question 20

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The 1960s and 1970s pushed for environmental changes to be made, but there was a ( ) during the 2000s when more environmental problems occurred.
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  • disappearance
  • disintegration
  • recession
  • resurgence

Question 21

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Knowledge gives you power by making you less ( ) to negative influences.
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  • unformed
  • intractable
  • malleable
  • gullible

Question 22

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( ) passengers sat clueless on the plane, never realizing that there was a problem with the engine.
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  • Conscious
  • Deliberate
  • Knowing
  • Unwitting

Question 23

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( ) people tend to believe whatever they are told.
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  • Gullible
  • Cynical
  • Suspicious
  • Reprehensible

Question 24

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Because we can vote for change in our country, there are no laws that are ( ).
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  • variable
  • changing
  • immutable
  • transfixed

Question 25

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When I saw the doctor’s ( ) expression, I knew my diagnosis was not a good one.
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  • bright
  • cheerful
  • somber
  • belligerent
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