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Vocabulary TEST ONE

Direction : In question 1-15 each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

1. Since the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 made Milwaukee a major port, both its population and area have increased greatly.

(A) popularity (C) number of residents (B) accessibility (D) level of culture

2. The grasshopper is an insect that can leap about twenty times the length of its own body.

(A) jump (C) hear (B) see (D) call

3. In violin making, the choice of the wood is crucial.

(A) grain (C) resonance (B) selection (D) shape

4. Most sound vibrations arrive at the eardrum by way of the auditory canal.

(A) search for (C) tickle (B) reach (D) whisper to

5. Sequoya, a Native American who was born about 1770, formed an alphabet of eighty-six letters that enabled him to put the oral Cherokee language into writing.

(A) secret (C) spoken (B) complex (D) ancient

6. As photographic techniques have become more sophisticated, the scope of their application has expanded enormously.

(A) diversely (C) appealingly (B) flagrantly (D) tremendously

7. A goal of modem dance often is to express the dancer’s innermost feelings and emotions.

(A) slightest (C) most personal (B) rarest (D) most difficult

8. A cup of whole milk provides roughly one hundred sixty-six calories of energy.

(A) discreetly (C) barely (B) approximately (D) coarsely

9. Once started, a chain reaction sustains itself without further outside influence.

(A) endless (C) interruptive (B) measurable (D) additional

10. Honey guides, or indicator birds, collaborate with honey badgers in seeking out bee colonies.

(A) work together (C) live (B) travel north (D) compete

11. During the 1800’s and early 1900’s, new academic disciplines such as chemistry and physics made great headway.

(A) sacrifice (C) preconceptions (B) forefront (D) progress

12. In swimming. a more exact coordination of muscles is required than in other sports.

(A) a swifter (C) a more automatic (B) a more precise (D) an easier

13. Soot sticks to anything it touches.

(A) points to (C) clings to (B) blackens (D) streaks

14. For most allergies, the best treatment is elimination of the bothersome substances from the sensitive person’s environment.

(A) unnatural (C) irritating (B) dangerous (D) surrounding

15. Glaciers terminate where the rate of ice loss is equivalent to the forward advance of the glacier.

(A) stop (C) crack (B) turn (D) rotate

Vocabulary TEST TWO

Direction : In question 1-15 each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase .

1. Sharpshooter Annie Oakley performed astonishing feats of marksmanship as the star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show beginning in 1885.

(A) astute (C) archaic (B) astounding (D) articulate

2. Because it withstands the effects of high temperatures, rhenium is a valuable ingredient in certain alloys.

(A) discharges (C) resists (B) reduces (D) withholds

3. The bleaching of laundry by sunlight is at least partly a photochemical process.

(A) airing (C) whitening (B) drying (D) scrubbing

4. The stories of Sarah Orne Jewett are considered by many to be more authentically regional than those of Bret Harte.

(A) blatantly (C) intentionally (B) genuinely (D) thoroughly

5. The most pressing problem any economic system faces is bow to use its scarce resources.

(A) puzzling (C) terrifying (B) controversial (D) urgent

6. Diffusion is the spontaneous spreading of matter caused by the random movement of molecules.

(A) patternless (C) constant (B) whirling (D) rampant

7. The firm of Bonnin and Morris in Philadelphia was probably the first American company to manufacture porcelain.

(A) silverware (C) china (B) crystal (D) linen

8. The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston provoked a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War.

(A) demanded (C) expedited (B) elicited (D) defied

9. The Food and Drug Administration classifies as a cosmetic any product whose single purpose is to improve a person’s appearance.

(A) obvious (C) exclusive (B) simple (D) assumed

10. Natural silk is obtained by unraveling the thin threads of the cocoons spun by the caterpillars of the silkworm moth.

(A) unwinding (C) undulating (B) unleashing (D) undertaking

11. The Klondike was the scene of one of the most colossal gold rushes the world has ever known.

(A) location (C) event (B) view (D) landscape

12. The rose may grow as a low bush or as a tree, depending on how it is pruned.

(A) planted (C) watered (B) nourished (D) trimmed

13. Samuel Morse requested from the Congress of the United States an appropriation to construct an experimental telegraph line.

(A) guidance (C) property (B) funding (D) power

14. The amenities of civilization are left behind when an individual embarks on a camping trip in a remote area.

(A) activities (C) comforts (B) rules (D) signs

15. The upside-down catfish is the only fish that habitually swims on its back.

(A) rhythmically (C) customarily (B) intermittently (D) casually

Vocabulary TEST THREE

Direction : In question 1-15 each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

1. Many statistics related to the economy are published quarterly.

(A) every month (C) twice a year (B) every three months (D) once a year

2. The shop steward, the first-level officer in a labor union, is elected by its members.

(A) paid (C) consulted (B) advised (D) chosen

3. According to most geologists, the universe is now about 15 billion years old.

(A) only (C) barely (B) at present (D) without question

4. Although they usually prey on small mammals and birds, golden eagles have also been known to band together and attack large animals.

(A) swoop down (C) form groups (B) devise nests (D) sing harmoniously

5. The flower is the most attractive, most colorful, and most fragrant part of many plants.

(A) prettiest (C) softest (B) rarest (D) strongest

6. Elizabeth Blackwell founded an academy to train women physicians in 1868.

(A) a philosophy (C) a school (B) a clinic (D) a company

7. Parsley is cultivated throughout much of the world.

(A) seen (C) dried (B) grown (D) cooked

8. A snowstorm is officially pronounced a blizzard when the wind is 35 miles per hour, the temperature is 20°F or less, and visibility is severely limited.

(A) arbitrarily (C) frankly (B) formally (D) internally

9. Techniques that create an atmosphere of suspense are commonly used by filmmakers to arouse their audiences.

(A) excite (C) appease (B) harass (D) arrest

10. Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.

(A) restricted (C) unless (B) as well as (D) instead of

11. Male lions remain aloof from the day-to-day activities of their families.

(A) upwind of (C) exhausted from (B) separate from (D) bored with

12. Various remote-control devices, including automatic valves pipelines, are activated by radio signals.

(A) mechanisms (C) responses (B) messages (D) beams

13. Since fingernails can be easily clipped, they are a convenient resource for those who wish to measure levels of trace elements in the body.

(A) gathered (C) trimmed (B) treated (D) cleaned

14. A ford is a place where it is possible to cross a creek or river.

(A) trench (C) ravine (B) gorge (D) stream

15. The Morrill Act of 1862 authorized the states to use federal lands for the establishment of colleges that would offer programs in agriculture and the mechanical arts.

(A) challenged (C) empowered (B) persuaded (D) invited

Vocabulary TEST FOUR

Direction : In question 1-15 each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase .

1. Mounting evidence indicates that acid rain is damaging historic sites in Boston and Philadelphia .

(A) Hanging (C) Increasing (B) Tentative (D) Irrefutable

2. The captain of a ship has the absolute right to jettison cargo when necessary.

(A) discard (C) destroy (B) sell (D) add

3. With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be unique in the solar system was strengthened.

(A) beginning (C) expansion (B) continuation (D) outcome

4. One of California's most acute problems is an inadequate water supply.

(A) unusual (C) unexpected (B) persistent (D) critical

5. Salt has been a respected commodity for much of recorded time.

(A) flavoring (C) remedy for illness (B) preservative (D) article of trade

6. According to a belief prevalent in many places, a small, forked stick referred to as a "divining rod" is able to locate subterranean springs.

(A) held sacred (C) documented (B) broadly accepted (D) detected

7. In the Mesozoic period, the upward thrust of great rock masses created the Rocky Mountains and the Alps .

(A) collision (C) push (B) angle (D) erosion

8. Although poisonous, many alkaloids are valuable as medicines, and some can suppress coughing.

(A) check (C) demonstrate (B) cause (D) worsen

9. Cotton cloth has been found among the ruins left by some early American Indians.

(A) fabric (C) tapestry (B) clothing (D) thread

10. Grandma Moses, a popular painter, spent her life in a tranquil little farming community.

(A) a lovely (C) an isolated (B) a serene (D) a snobbish

11. Throughout the year 1979, there was a sharply rising rate of inflation in the United States .

(A) grimly (C) constantly (B) steeply (D) roughly

12. Speech difficulties may sometimes be overcome if a person is shown where to place the tongue and teeth to make sounds.

(A) identified (C) surmised (B) minimized (D) surmounted

13. Classical acting is characterized by an eternal quest for a balance between the natural and the stylized.

(A) redundancy in (C) quality in (B) conflict of (D) pursuit of

14. It has been said that the essayist Henry David Thoreau was outspoken and usually put forth little effort to please others.

(A) talkative (C) blunt (B) annoying (D) alienated

15. Contemporary hearing aids can be so minuscule that they fit within the frame of a pair of eyeglasses.

(A) tiny (C) decorative (B) light (D) flexible

Vocabulary TEST FIVE

Direction: In question 1-15 each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

1. Life in the forest is a constant battle for survival.

(A) flight (C) option (B) struggle (D) guess

2. The simplest of all worms belong to the flatworm family.

(A) are bigger than (C) are members of (B) are contrasted with (D) are nourishment for

3. Every year each household in the United States discards approximately a ton of trash.

(A) filler (C) paper (B) garbage (D) fuel

4. A fundamental premise of a free enterprise economic system is that all small businesses face difficult competition.

(A) confront (C) lose (B) mock (D) appreciate

5. Cases of chronic diabetes were almost unheard-of in the 1920's.

(A) eradicated (C) unbearable (B) documented (D) unknown

6. The recycling of aluminum conserves ninety-five percent of the energy needed to make new metal.

(A) cleaning (C) reselling (B) reprocessing (D) crushing

7. Bread has been a staple of the human diet since prehistoric times.

(A) great delicacy (C) fastener (B) basic part (D) highlight

8. The behavior of a crystallized material, such as silicon or germanium, is very closely related to its atomic arrangement.

(A) suspiciously (C) moderately

(B) secretly (D) intimately

9. Ralph Bunche won a Nobel Prize in 1950 for his peacemaking efforts as a United Nations diplomat

(A) requests (C) offers (B) attempts (D) trips

10. The habitat of an animal should be large enough to yield a copious supply of food.

(A) a solid (C) a plentiful (B) an indefinite (D) an elaborate

11. In the past, the cotton fields of Louisiana were inundated annually by the Mississippi River.

(A) flooded (C) fertilized (B) eroded (D) seeded

12. The needlelike leaves of the giant redwood tree are diminutive, each scarcely a quarter of an inch long.

(A) pretty (C) wiry (B) tiny (D) thorny

13. It is estimated that at one time there existed from one to two thousand American Indian languages and at least as many cultures, each different in some respect from all the others.

(A) cycle (C) aspect (B) prospect (D) activity

14. When a flounder first hatches, it looks like a typical fish:

(A) emerges from the egg (C) swims about (B) matures (D) rises from the bottom

15. Because ion pumps contain no pumping fluid, they add far less contamination to a vacuum than the best diffusion pumps.

(A) much (C) no (B) even (D) hardly

Vocabulary TEST SIX

Direction: In question 1-15 each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). You are to choose the one word or

phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

1. The works of novelist Joyce Carol Oates are moving chronicles of contemporary life in the United States.

(A) simultaneous (C) modern (B) controversial (D) temperate

2. Ultimately people rely on science to gain an understanding of biological phenomena.

(A) In the final analysis (C) Unthinkingly (B) In a predictable way (D) Religiously

3. In many areas, rainfall seeps through the soil and creates vast subterranean reservoirs.

(A) fossilized (C) sublime (B) unprotected (D) underground

4. Gems are usually cut to bring out their natural luster and to remove any flaws.

(A) germs (C) flakes (B) samples (D) defects

5. Both woodpeckers and kangaroos prop themselves up with their tails.

(A) wake (C) back (B) pick (D) hold

6. The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful tissue transplantation.

(A) factor in (C) occurrence in (B) impediment to (D) phenomenon of

7. Summer weather of ninety degrees or more has been reported off and on in Fort Yukon, Alaska.

(A) back and forth (C) now and then (B) as of late (D) on the spot

8. The President of the United States may seek reelection during the fourth year of the first full term in office.

(A) decide against (C) anticipate (B) campaign for (D) consider

9. Hypnotized individuals can be induced to act bizarrely.

(A) in harmful ways (C) oddly (B) against their wills (D) emotionally

10. Soprano Matilda S. Jones's favorite excerpt was the cavatina from Robert le Diable by Meyerbeer.

(A) symphony (C) operatic concert (B) short selection (D) accomplishment

11. Compound microscopes have two separate lenses or sets of lenses.

(A) split (C) detachable (B) equal (D) distinct

12. In the early days of baseball, the game was played by young men of means and social position.

(A) with skill (C) with money (B) with equipment (D) with ambition

13. Deceptively simple in design the sculptural works of Isamu Noguchi incorporate a broad range of textures, sizes, and contours.

(A) Misleadingly (C) Noticeably (B) Generally (D) Exceptionally

14. Our Sun is a commonplace star.

(A) an average (C) a centrally located (B) a nearby (D) an unusually bright

15. A postage stamp has been issued to pay tribute to Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan.

(A) accentuate (C) honor (B) redeem (D) reimburse

Vocabulary TEST SEVEN

Direction: In question 1-15 each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

1. At the end of the last ice age, the Earth's climate began to change.

(A) biological balance (C) weather conditions (B) rotation (D) geography

2. Tanagers are birds that are six to eight inches long and are usually found in the forests, where they feed on insects, fruits, and flowers.

(A) hunt (C) keep (B) eat (D) see

3. Clark Gable gave a comic performance in the movie It Happened One Night.

(A) sophisticated (C) discreet (B) clever (D) funny

4. For most people the decision to wed is generally surrounded by social constraints.

(A) marry (C) choose a job (B) emigrate (D) have children

5. Some varieties of shorthorns, the most common breed of beef cattle are in fact hornless.

(A) credibly (C) reportedly (B) actually (D) potentially

6. Moving continuously, a glacier gathers the rocks and other ii1iiei1als in its path.

(A) buries (C) collects (B) crushes (D) freezes

7. Proper exercise plays a significant role in the rehabilitation of patients with various back ailments.

(A) operation (C) casting (B) recovery (D) relaxation

8. Electrical appliances such as toasters or hair dryers are designed to take advantage of the ability of an electric current to heat a wire.

(A) reinstall (C) augment (B) make use of (D) make sense of

9. Composer Philip Glass created single-handedly a new musical genre with both classical and popular appeal.

(A) by himself (C) manually (B) at one time (D) boldly

10. Hibernation is a state of inactivity in which some animals pass the winter.

(A) prepare for (C) miss (B) wait for (D) spend

11. When telephone calls are transmitted by satellite, a dim echo can often be heard on the line.

(A) weak (C) harsh (B) static (D) deep

12. Printed on United States currency issued from 1971 to 1974 is the signature of Romana A. Banuelos, the nation's treasurer during that period.

(A) tax legislation (C) paper money (B) budgets (D) contracts

13. Horseback riding embraces both the skill of handling a horse and the mastery of diverse riding styles.

(A) fosters (C) exaggerates (B) emphasizes (D) includes

14. Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in discord and a lack of unity in style.

(A) compromise (C) disillusion (B) disharmony (D) anxiety

15. The ice cream cone, the hamburger, and iced tea were all introduced at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition informally known as the St. Louis Fair.

(A) previously (C) incorrectly (B) unofficially (D) occasionally

Vocabulary TEST EIGHT

Direction: In question 1-15 each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

1. Diplomatic misunderstandings can often be traced back to blunders in translation.

(A) mistakes (C) insults (B) attempts (D) arguments

2. People buy insurance in order to substitute a small, certain, tolerable loss for a large, uncertain, catastrophic one.

(A) provide (C) exchange (B) return (D) predict

3. The establishment of the European Common Market has led to fewer barriers to regional trade.

(A) amendments to (C) obstacles to (B) regulations of (D) divisions of

4. Many movies receive disparaging reviews from film experts and yet become extremely successful.

(A) authoritative (C) uninteresting (B) lengthy (D) negative

5. In a 1983 newspaper poll, Ann Landers, an advice columnist, was listed among the twenty-five most influential women in the United States.

(A) survey (C) headline (B) article (D) conference

6. In North America, the first canoes were constructed from logs and propelled by means of wooden paddles.

(A) carved (C) driven forward (B) docked (D) carried upright

7. the most grueling of all Olympic events is the decathlon.

(A) exhilarating (C) exhausting (B) gruesome (D) creative

8. Each year, autumn leaves announce the end of summer and the approach of winter in an outburst of color.

(A) an epidemic (C) a range (B) an explosion (D) a disruption

9. During the medieval epoch, the sciences were considered to be based on the occult.

(A) theoretical (C) fundamental (B) anthropological (D) supernatural

10. Automobile experts have shown that halogen headlights penetrate thick fog more effectively than traditional incandescent headlights and thus help to reduce accidents.

(A) dissolve (C) touch (B) perceive (D) pierce

11. While some bacteria are beneficial, others are harmful in that they cause disease.

(A) detrimental (C) intrusive (B) prodigious (D) mordant

12. Financial consultants acknowledge that the value of common stock is inherently changeable.

(A) relatively (C) sporadically (B) intrinsically (D) incrementally

13. When the hedgehog feels threatened, it tucks its head into its chest and rolls itself into a spiny, ball-shaped mass.

(A) prickly (C) bushy (B) motionless (D) spherical

14. In Action Painting, the paint is sometimes dribbled onto the canvas.

(A) trickled (C) stroked (B) trampled (D) soaked

15. Grasshoppers thrive in both tropical and temperate regions throughout the world.

(A) elsewhere in (C) all over (B) down under (D) out of

Vocabulary TEST ONE

Numbers Correct Answer 1 C2 A

3 B4 B

5 C6 D

7 C8 B

9 D10 A

11 D

12 B13 C

14 C15 A

Vocabulary TEST TWO

Numbers Correct Answer

1 B

2 C

3 C

4 D

5 D

6 A

7 C

8 B

9 C

10 A

11 A

12 D

13 B

14 C

15 C

Vocabulary TEST THREE

Numbers Correct Answer 1 B2 D3 B4 C5 A6 C7 B8 B9 A

10 D11 B12 A

13 C14 D15 C

Vocabulary TEST FOUR

Numbers Correct Answer 1 C2 A3 A4 D5 D6 B7 C8 A9 A

10 B11 B12 D13 D14 C15 A

Vocabulary TEST FIVE

Numbers Correct Answer 1 B2 C3 B4 A5 D6 B7 B8 D9 B

10 C11 A

12 B13 C14 A15 A

Vocabulary TEST SIX

Numbers Correct Answer 1 A2 A3 D4 D5 D6 B7 C8 B9 C

10 B11 D12 C13 A14 A15 C

Vocabulary TEST SEVEN

Numbers Correct Answer 1 C2 B3 D4 A5 B6 C7 B8 B9 A

10 D

11 A12 C13 D14 B15 B

Vocabulary TEST EIGHT

Numbers Correct Answer 1 A2 C3 C4 D5 A6 C7 C8 B9 D10 B11 A12 B13 A14 C15 C