Circle A, B, C, or D that most accurately fits the meaning and check your answers with the key.
1. Cardigan
A. sweater
B. hat
C. skirt
D. fishing rod
2. Platonic
A. peaceful
B. friendly
C. constant
D. ignorant
3. Dunce (A person who is)
A. gloomy
B. cranky
C. slow at learning
D. rebellious
4. Galvanise
A. to gain power
B. to hurl
C. to stimulate
D. to afflict
5. Herculean
A. needing great strength
B. effortless
C. related to hunting
D. romantic
6. Hermetic
A. airtight
B. slow
C. fast
D. silent
7. Caesarian (Relating to)
A. craftiness
B. surgical operation
C. size
D. outspokenness
8. Braille
A. printer’s plate
B. large writing
C. printing for blind people
D. study of languages
9. Simper
A. to reduce power
B. to play safe
C. to ignore
D. to smile in a silly way
10. Mansard
A. double-sloped roof
B. large barn
C. main house
D. terrace on roof
11. Shrapnel
A. perfume
B. cloak
C. pieces of metal from bomb
D. rocket
12. Hector
A. to praise
B. to strive
C. to serve in military
D. to speak angrily
13. Bowdlerise
A. to censor
B. to confiscate
C. to argue
D. to rebel
14. Mausoleum
A. arch
B. tomb
C. column
D. tower
15. Maudlin
A. relating to upper jaw
B. showing too much emotion
C. talking in a silly way
D. showing no emotion Key
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Key
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. D
10. A
11. C
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. C
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Ratings
10 – 12 Correct: Good
13 – 15 Correct: Excellent End
