English Vocabulary Quiz - Part 84

August 22, 2015
English Vocabulary Quiz - Part 84
ENGLISH QUIZ

1. Rakish
a) disreputable
b) hard working
c) closely situated
d) fancy



2. Pernicious
a) pervasive
b) stealthy
c) harmful
d) precious


3. Bowdlerize
a) smuggle
b) censor
c) dismiss
d) deceive


4. Portentous
a) common place
b) prophetic
c) eerie
d) important


5. Prescience
a) introduction
b) pretentiousness
c) able to foresee future
d) distinctive feature


6. Chary
a) weary
b) celebratory
c) cautious
d) trusting


7. Perquisite
a) requirement
b) qualification
c) exclusive right
d) unique trait


8. Picayune
a) special
b) moral judgment
c) trifling, petty
d) resentful


9. Vicissitude
a) nasty comment
b) fatal flaw
c) special ability
d) change in fortune


10. Harried
a) made to hurry up
b) troubled persistently
c) endangered
d) punctual


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