Thursday, June 14, 2012

Vocab


1.
 The actress received an avalanche of letters.
        
  (A)a few 
(B)
a great many
  (C)not too many 
  (D)several 
        
2. His avaricious disposition led him to downfall.
        
  (A)proud 
(B)slothful
  (C)
greedy
 
  (D)gluttonous 
        
3. The child has a strong aversion to hard work.
        
  (A)liking 
(B)predilection
  (C)propensity 
  (D)
antipathy
 
        
4. Young people tend to be avid of new experiences.
        
  (A)averse to 
(B)
desirous of
  (C)indisposed to 
  (D)indifferent to 
        
5. The merchant said that he could avouch for quality.
        
  (A)renounce 
(B)denounce
  (C)
guarantee
 
  (D)impugn 
        
6. It is axiomatic that a whole is greater than any of its parts.
        
  (A)ludicrous 
(B)
self-evident
  (C)oblique 
  (D)wrong 
        
7. The azure lake is so poetic.
        
  (A)green 
(B)
blue
  (C)drab 
  (D)anachronistic 
 
  

Answers
1B   2C   3D   4B   5C   6B   7B
 
 

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