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Vocabulary
12 NET English questions with answers and explanations.
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A GREGARIOUS person is one who is:
- 1 Shy
- 2 Very angry
- 3 Very clever
- 4 Fond of company
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Correct answer: Fond of company
Gregarious means sociable and enjoying being with other people.
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Choose the word opposite in meaning to TACITURN.
- 1 Stern
- 2 Silent
- 3 Talkative
- 4 Calm
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Correct answer: Talkative
Taciturn means saying very little. Talkative is the opposite.
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UBIQUITOUS means:
- 1 Very old
- 2 Rare
- 3 Hard to understand
- 4 Found everywhere
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Correct answer: Found everywhere
Ubiquitous describes something that seems to be present everywhere at once.
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To ALLEVIATE pain is to:
- 1 Describe it
- 2 Ignore it
- 3 Cause it
- 4 Relieve it
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Correct answer: Relieve it
Alleviate means to make suffering or a problem less severe.
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An OSTENTATIOUS display is one that is:
- 1 Secret
- 2 Showy and meant to impress
- 3 Dangerous
- 4 Modest
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Correct answer: Showy and meant to impress
Ostentatious means designed to attract attention and impress others.
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Choose the word closest in meaning to MEAGRE.
- 1 Fresh
- 2 Plentiful
- 3 Scanty
- 4 Costly
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An INEVITABLE event is one that is:
- 1 Unavoidable
- 2 Pleasant
- 3 Unlikely
- 4 Impossible
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Correct answer: Unavoidable
Inevitable means certain to happen and impossible to avoid.
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Choose the word closest in meaning to RESILIENT.
- 1 Costly
- 2 Quick to recover
- 3 Ancient
- 4 Fragile
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Correct answer: Quick to recover
A resilient person or thing can recover quickly from difficulties.
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To VINDICATE someone is to:
- 1 Blame them
- 2 Avoid them
- 3 Clear them of blame
- 4 Reward them with money
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Correct answer: Clear them of blame
Vindicate means to show that someone was right or not guilty.
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The word 'ambiguous' means:
- 1 Open to more than one meaning
- 2 Dangerous
- 3 Extremely old
- 4 Very clear
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Correct answer: Open to more than one meaning
Something ambiguous can be understood in more than one way.
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The opposite of 'scarce' is:
- 1 Rare
- 2 Small
- 3 Costly
- 4 Plentiful
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Correct answer: Plentiful
Scarce means in short supply, and plentiful means available in large amounts.
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The word 'reluctant' means:
- 1 Eager
- 2 Unwilling
- 3 Tired
- 4 Careful
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Correct answer: Unwilling
A reluctant person does not want to do something.