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Vocabulary in context

Authored by Khairul Shalih

English

12th Grade

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Vocabulary in context
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a prolonged space flight, besides the obvious hazards of meteors, rocky debris, and radiation, astronauts will have to deal with muscle atrophy, brought on by weightlessness; therefore, when they return to Earth, they face a protracted period of weight training to rebuild their strength.

Q: What is the most likely meaning of the underlined word debris as it is used in the text?

fragments

decay

bacteria

alien life

Answer explanation

The clue is the word rocky. What else can be the answer when other answer choices have no relation at all to a piece of ROCK?

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a prolonged space flight, besides the obvious hazards of meteors, rocky debris, and radiation, astronauts will have to deal with muscle atrophy, brought on by weightlessness; therefore, when they return to Earth, they face a protracted period of weight training to rebuild their strength.

Q: The underlined word atrophy, most nearly means . . .

pain

wasting away

weakening

cramping

Answer explanation

Atrophy means to be reduced in size, especially for body parts, and thus strength. Synonymous with weakening.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The baseball player’s malice toward the referee was revealed in his spiteful remarks to the media, which almost ruined the referee’s career.

Q: What does the word spiteful means?

vindictive

crazy

rude

unpleasant

Answer explanation

To be spiteful means to be vindictive or vengeful. The key is the word malice and the phrase almost ruined the referee's career.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The spies conducted a covert operation.

Q: What does covert means?

dangerous

foreign

hidden

illegal

Answer explanation

It is something done by a SPY. James Bond does thing hidden behind the scene, not things like Rambo does.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The designer window treatments in her house, installed 17 years ago, were outmoded.

Q: What does outmoded means?

unnecessary

pointless

out-of-date

worthless

Answer explanation

To be outmoded means to be old-fashioned or out-of-date. The clue is in the context of the phrase installed 17 years ago.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Her fashion sense was usually described as flamboyant, but on the night of the party, Tanya’s outfit was uncharacteristically modest.

Q: What does flamboyant mean?

impeccable

showy

sloppy

unassuming

Answer explanation

Something flamboyant means something that is so flashy and showy, so much as it might even beat a peacock. The clue is the antonym in the phrases "usually described as flamboyant, but . . . uncharacteristically modest"

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mr. Powers was so gullible that he believed even the most outlandish excuses of his insincere employees.

Q: What does gullible means?

intelligence

naïve

dishonest

critical

Answer explanation

To be gullible means easy to fool or naïve. The clue can be found in the context that the person believe even the most outlandish excuses.

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