Vocabulary Test 2

Whether you are a businessman, a student or a professional writer, having a vast vocabulary is essential. Test your skills with the 20 questions below!

Daily Writing Tips Vocabulary Test

1. Befuddle means:

to harass

to threaten

to confuse

to insult

2. Teraflop is a unit to measure the:

speed of a computer system

speed of a broadband connection

memory size of a super computer

the cache of a motherboard

3. The Gothic architectural style was present in ___________________ until the 15th century.

Latin America

Southeast Asia

Eastern Europe

Western Europe

4. When you trudge, you walk:

quickly

slowly

silently

loudly

5. Lara was an effusive teenager. She always expressed her emotions ____________ .

modestly

excessively

abruptly

frankly

6. Flabbergast means to overwhelm with:

pain

sorrow

wonder

light

7. I couldn’t understand the problem, it was really _______ .

obsolete

evident

fuzzy

eclatant

8. A stigma is a mark of:

wisdom

infamy

disease

chastity

9. Anachronism is:

the visual effect of two or more colors combined

the placing of a person or thing out of its historical time

a chronic state of the anorexia disease

a form of musical synchrony that takes place in metal orchestras

10. A knack is:

a casual event

a wood structure used in doors or windows

a piece of feminine garment

a specific talent or ability.

11. She could have used an __________ . There was no need to offend the audience.

oration

abbreviation

euphemism

interjection

12. Under the Marxist theory, Bourgeois is an adjective that refers to:

people that own property

people that are rich

people that have power

people that work for others

13. Avatar is:

a saint from the orthodox religions

a God that has lived twice

a deity that has taken an earthly form

the name of the image of the Gods in the Roman culture

14. Boggle means:

to hesitate

to deny

to think

to persuade

15. Mary was such a bromide. I never met someone as ______ as her.

special

polite

dull

angry

16. The resemblance was:

frugal

uncanny

ambivalent

tacit

17. A dystopia is:

a chronic condition of the retina

an optical effect characterized by the reduced light reflection

a place where people live in misery

a prophecy

18. Bombast is:

an explosion

an extravagant speech

a loud noise

a weapon

19. Zeitgeist is a German term that refers to:

group of expressions of a language or region

the leader of any country or organization

the supernatural phenomena

the trends and characteristics of a period

20. Daunt means:

to surpass

to intimidate

to invite

to challenge

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