ESL 156 - Reading and Vocabulary V » Summer 2023 » Final Exam Vocabulary Quiz 2

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Question #1
Inexorably
A.   Not to be persuaded or moved
B.   Ugly or unpleasant in disposition or temper
C.   False or misleading
D.   To tease
Question #2
Illusion
A.   Ugly or unpleasant in disposition or temper
B.   A gross, stupid, or careless mistake
C.   False or misleading
D.   To tease
Question #3
Ornery
A.   To tease
B.   Ugly or unpleasant in disposition or temper
C.   A gross, stupid, or careless mistake
D.   Not to be persuaded or moved
Question #4
Taunt
A.   To tease
B.   Not to be persuaded or moved
C.   False or misleading
D.   A gross, stupid, or careless mistake
Question #5
Blundering
A.   Not to be persuaded or moved
B.   Ugly or unpleasant in disposition or temper
C.   False or misleading
D.   A gross, stupid, or careless mistake
Question #6
Devoid
A.   Incapable of being accounted for
B.   To make confused
C.   Not possessing
D.   To copy or imitate
Question #7
Addled
A.   To make confused
B.   To copy or imitate
C.   Freedom from activity
D.   Incapable of being accounted for
Question #8
Inexplicable
A.   Freedom from activity
B.   To copy or imitate
C.   Not possessing
D.   Incapable of being accounted for
Question #9
Mimicked
A.   To copy or imitate
B.   Freedom from activity
C.   Not possessing
D.   To make confused
Question #10
Repose
A.   Freedom from activity
B.   To make confused
C.   Not possessing
D.   Incapable of being accounted for
Question #11
Retrospect
A.   Thinking about things from the past
B.   Deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc,; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd
C.   Punishment
D.   Warned strongly
Question #12
Admonished
A.   Punishment
B.   Deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc,; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd
C.   Warned strongly
D.   Determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate
Question #13
Penance
A.   Deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc,; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd
B.   Determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate
C.   Punishment
D.   Thinking about things from the past
Question #14
Eccentric
A.   Thinking about things from the past
B.   Determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate
C.   Warned strongly
D.   Deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc,; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd
Question #15
Headstrong
A.   Determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate
B.   Warned strongly
C.   Punishment
D.   Thinking about things from the past
Question #16
Divert
A.   A local or national organization of male students, primarily for social purposes, usually with secret initiation and rites and a name composed of two or three Greek letters
B.   Suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.
C.   To turn aside or from a path or course; deflect
D.   Marked by monotomy or tedium; long and tiresome
Question #17
Tedious
A.   Marked by monotomy or tedium; long and tiresome
B.   High fidelity, a phonograph, radio, or other sound-reproducing apparatus possessing high fidelity
C.   A local or national organization of male students, primarily for social purposes, usually with secret initiation and rites and a name composed of two or three Greek letters
D.   Suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.
Question #18
Recoil
A.   High fidelity, a phonograph, radio, or other sound-reproducing apparatus possessing high fidelity
B.   A local or national organization of male students, primarily for social purposes, usually with secret initiation and rites and a name composed of two or three Greek letters
C.   Suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.
D.   To turn aside or from a path or course; deflect
Question #19
Fraternity
A.   High fidelity, a phonograph, radio, or other sound-reproducing apparatus possessing high fidelity
B.   Marked by monotomy or tedium; long and tiresome
C.   A local or national organization of male students, primarily for social purposes, usually with secret initiation and rites and a name composed of two or three Greek letters
D.   To turn aside or from a path or course; deflect
Question #20
Hi-Fi
A.   To turn aside or from a path or course; deflect
B.   High fidelity, a phonograph, radio, or other sound-reproducing apparatus possessing high fidelity
C.   Marked by monotomy or tedium; long and tiresome
D.   Suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.
Question #21
Séance
A.   A meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead
B.   Of, relating, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
C.   Rebound one or more times off a surface
D.   A mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation
Question #22
Stigma
A.   Rebound one or more times off a surface
B.   Twisted expression on a person's face, tyically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement
C.   Of, relating, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
D.   A mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation
Question #23
Ricochet
A.   Twisted expression on a person's face, tyically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement
B.   Rebound one or more times off a surface
C.   Of, relating, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
D.   A meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead
Question #24
Antiseptic
A.   Of, relating, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
B.   A mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation
C.   Twisted expression on a person's face, tyically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement
D.   A meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead
Question #25
Grimaced
A.   A mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation
B.   Rebound one or more times off a surface
C.   A meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead
D.   Twisted expression on a person's face, tyically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement

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