Vocabulary Quiz

She _______ agreed to go with him to the football match although she had no interest in the game at all.

• apologetically

• grudgingly

• shamefacedly

• discreetly

On the way to Cambridge yesterday, the road was blocked by a fallen tree, so we had to make a _______

• deviation

• digression

• detour

• departure

Tom’s normally very efficient but he’s been making a lot of mistakes _______

• of late

• for now

• in a while

• shortly

I know it’s difficult but you’ll just have to _______ and bear it.

• laugh

• smile

• grin

• chuckle

I didn’t want to make a decision _______, so I said I’d like to think about it.

• in one go

• there and then

• at a stroke

• on and off

We are not in a _______ hurry so let’s have another coffee.

• dashing

• racing

• rushing

• tearing

She’s a bit down in the _______ at the moment – her husband has just lost his job.

• world

• dumps

• heart

• bottom

“How did you know that he was lying?” – “It was just a _______ feeling.”

• faint

• gut

• slight

• vain

The new company had been _______ with one problem after another and looked as if it were about to go under.

• glorified

• tainted

• fraught

• bewildered

Mike decided that election to the local council would provide a _______ to a career in national politics.

• milestone

• springboard

• highway

• turning point