Vocabulary 1
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
A little friendly competition among my friends … to improve my basketball skills. I practised harder than ever.
a. manipulated me
b. lured me
c. spurred me on
c. spurred me on
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
Many advertisers use … pictures to make their products look more appealing than they actually are.
a. distorted
b. prompted
c. urged
a. distorted
Which word is a synonym for urge?
a. criticize
b. bully
c. beg
c. beg
Does this sentence use alliteration, ellipsis, or Parallelism?:
I can't take you to the airport, but Saul can.
Is cheap gradable or ungradable?
gradable
Complete the sentence with the correct word:
She tried to … by presenting only the positives from the last quarter, leaving out all the potential issues they’d been having at the company.
a. pressurize the investors'
b. sway the investors' opinions
c. compel the investors' opinions
b. sway the investors' opinions
Which vocabulary word means:
having many different uses?
versatile
What is another word for runners?
trainers, canvers, sneakers, tackies, track shoes,
Does this sentence use alliteration, ellipsis, or Parallelism?:
Samantha swiftly skied down the smooth and snowy slope.
alliteration
Is gorgeous gradable or ungradable?
ungradable
Which vocabulary word means:
to attack or overwhelm someone with a lot of questions, criticisms, etc. or by giving them too much?
bombard someone with something
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word/phrase:
The celebrity couple managed to … with their relationship, without attracting much attention from the media.
a. undercut
b. bombard the public
c. go under the radar
c. go under the radar
which word is oblige a synonym for?
a. manipulate
b. compel
c. distort
b. compel
Does this sentence use alliteration, ellipsis, or Parallelism?:
The documentary was enlightening, thought-provoking, and memorable.
Parallelism
Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence:
Our date last weekend was ___ nice.
a. very
b. utterly
a. very
Which word is a synonym for antique?
a. affordable
b. inclusive
c. vintage
c. vintage
What word is a synonym for economical?
affordable
what word is a synonym for to be moved?
compel, impel
Which uses parallelism correctly?
a. Pies made with fresh fruits, organic vegetables, and it's naturally sweetened.
b. Pies made with fresh fruits, organic flours, and natural sweeteners.
b. Pies made with fresh fruits, organic flours, and natural sweeteners.
Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence:
The service at the restaurant was ___ terrible.
a. absolutely
b. very
a. absolutely
What word is a synonym for to cause to do something?
prompt
Which word/phrase means:
to get somebody to change their opinion about something and give you their support and approval ?
win over
What is the noun form of user-friendly?
user-friendliness
Which uses alliteration correctly?
a. Brilliant books at bargain prices.
b. Great books at low prices.
a. Brilliant books at bargain prices.
Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence:
The new system is ___ user-friendly.
a. utterly
b. remarkably
b. remarkably