English Vocabulary Quiz, Test, Exam, Word - Vocabulary Test 1, Hard Words, Advance, Vocab Quiz, Hard Vocabulary Test
| Vocabulary Test 1 - (Hard) |  |
| 1. Idiosyncrasy is: |
| the ideology of a political party or organization |
| a peculiar habit or characteristic of an individual or group |
| a synchronous movement between two mechanical parts |
| a characteristic of selfish people |
| 2. Someone with excessive concern for precision and formal rules is: |
| moribund |
| zealous |
| pedantic |
| rustic |
| 3. Beleaguer means: |
| to lend money |
| to harass |
| to sympathize |
| to scare |
| 4. John’s __________ was irritating. He was reluctant even to buy bread! |
| jealousy |
| soreness |
| luck |
| parsimony |
| 5. An ombudsman is: |
| an impartial person who watches for administrative abuses inside organizations |
| a person with unrivaled powers inside the government |
| the head of any organization who is elected by a majority voting system |
| a person who is granted political asylum in a country that is facing civil war |
| 6. If something is in oblivion: |
| time has severely ruined its forms |
| it has been confiscated by a governmental body |
| people have completely forgotten about it |
| it can no longer be commercially traded between two or more countries |
| 7. The fights on the streets created a big: |
| void |
| turmoil |
| cyst |
| foil |
| 8. Mary was always able to recover quickly from misfortunes. She was very: |
| witty |
| brave |
| resilient |
| zany |
| 9. A Pyrrhic victory is: |
| a naval victory where all the ships from one side sink |
| a victory where one of the sides flees |
| actually a stalemate |
| a victory with huge losses |
| 10. The ________ steps confirmed he was hiding from someone. |
| furtive |
| wild |
| puzzled |
| gleaming |
| 11. A bipartisan act: |
| must be approved by popular referendum |
| is supported by both sides |
| aims to reduce corruption inside the government |
| can have only two decrees |
| 12. Recoil means: |
| to cover with oil, especially when referring to car engines |
| to move away or bounce back |
| to remove something with brute force |
| to repeat the same movement over and over again |
| 13. Fred was in a hurry so he entered the room: |
| arrogantly |
| lonely |
| briskly |
| quietly |
| 14. The __________ moon was shiny that night. |
| whining |
| waxing |
| willing |
| wafering |
| 15. An algorithm is: |
| a list of the elements contained in group or set |
| a set of guidelines used to create software, especially search related software |
| a manual used in engineering projects |
| a procedure defined to solve a problem, usually structured in steps |
| 16. If something is implied by actions or statements, it is: |
| frugal |
| tactic |
| tangible |
| tacit |
| 17. They had mixed feelings about it; hence their comments were: |
| agnostic |
| ambivalent |
| deliberate |
| antiquate |
| 18. In a meritocracy: |
| the advancement of individuals is based on their performance |
| there is a strict hierarchy of powers |
| the head of the government is elected by the population |
| the senate is responsible for the approval of federal laws |
| 19. Rhetoric is: |
| the ability to lie without revealing it with body language |
| a technique used to speak faster |
| the skill of using language persuasively |
| the ability to interpret complex logical problems |
| 20. Alice was in a conundrum. She had no: |
| time |
| money |
| food |
| choice |
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