McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Uncategorized topics .
Chapters
| 1. |
remote |
| A. | automatic |
| B. | distant |
| C. | savage |
| D. | mean |
| Answer» B. distant | |
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Explanation: remote means faraway, or distant |
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| 2. |
detest |
| A. | argue |
| B. | hate |
| C. | discover |
| D. | reveal |
| Answer» B. hate | |
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Explanation: to detest means to feel intense or violent dislike, or to hate |
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| 3. |
gracious |
| A. | pretty |
| B. | clever |
| C. | pleasant |
| D. | present |
| Answer» C. pleasant | |
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Explanation: gracious means to be pleasant or considerate in social interactions |
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| 4. |
predict |
| A. | foretell |
| B. | decide |
| C. | prevent |
| D. | discover |
| Answer» A. foretell | |
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Explanation: to predict means to declare in advance or to foretell |
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| 5. |
kin |
| A. | exult |
| B. | twist |
| C. | friend |
| D. | relative |
| Answer» D. relative | |
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Explanation: kin means people with common ancestors, or relatives |
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| 6. |
pensive |
| A. | oppressed |
| B. | caged |
| C. | thoughtful |
| D. | happy |
| Answer» C. thoughtful | |
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Explanation: pensive means moodily or dreamily thoughtful |
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| 7. |
banish |
| A. | exile |
| B. | hate |
| C. | fade |
| D. | clean |
| Answer» A. exile | |
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Explanation: to banish means to drive out from home or country, or to exile |
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| 8. |
fraud |
| A. | malcontent |
| B. | argument |
| C. | imposter |
| D. | clown |
| Answer» C. imposter | |
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Explanation: a fraud is someone who is not what he or she pretends to be, or an imposter |
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| 9. |
saccharine |
| A. | leave |
| B. | sweet |
| C. | arid |
| D. | quit |
| Answer» B. sweet | |
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Explanation: saccharine means overly sweet |
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| 10. |
drag |
| A. | sleepy |
| B. | crush |
| C. | proud |
| D. | pull |
| Answer» D. pull | |
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Explanation: to drag is to pull, or to cause movement in a direction with applied force |
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| 11. |
jovial |
| A. | incredulous |
| B. | merry |
| C. | revolting |
| D. | dizzy |
| Answer» B. merry | |
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Explanation: jovial means good humored or merry |
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| 12. |
indifferent |
| A. | neutral |
| B. | unkind |
| C. | precious |
| D. | mean |
| Answer» A. neutral | |
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Explanation: to be indifferent is to be marked by impartiality or to be neutral |
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| 13. |
simulate |
| A. | excite |
| B. | imitate |
| C. | trick |
| D. | apelike |
| Answer» B. imitate | |
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Explanation: to simulate is to assume the outward appearance of, or to imitate |
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| 14. |
charisma |
| A. | ghost |
| B. | force |
| C. | charm |
| D. | courage |
| Answer» C. charm | |
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Explanation: charisma is magnetic charm or appeal |
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| 15. |
apportion |
| A. | divide |
| B. | decide |
| C. | cut |
| D. | squabble |
| Answer» A. divide | |
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Explanation: to apportion is to divide and share out |
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| 16. |
generic |
| A. | general |
| B. | cheap |
| C. | fresh |
| D. | elderly |
| Answer» A. general | |
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Explanation: generic means having the characteristic of a whole group, or general |
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| 17. |
qualm |
| A. | distress |
| B. | impunity |
| C. | persevere |
| D. | scruple |
| Answer» D. scruple | |
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Explanation: a qualm is a feeling of uneasiness about a moral issue, or a scruple |
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| 18. |
wary |
| A. | calm |
| B. | curved |
| C. | confused |
| D. | cautious |
| Answer» D. cautious | |
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Explanation: wary means to be attentive especially to danger, or to be cautious |
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| 19. |
distort |
| A. | wrong |
| B. | evil |
| C. | deform |
| D. | harm |
| Answer» C. deform | |
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Explanation: to distort means to twist out of a normal state, or to deform |
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| 20. |
sumptuous |
| A. | delirious |
| B. | gorgeous |
| C. | perilous |
| D. | luxurious |
| Answer» D. luxurious | |
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Explanation: sumptuous means excessively costly, rich, or luxurious |
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| 21. |
reel |
| A. | whirl |
| B. | fish |
| C. | hit |
| D. | mistake |
| Answer» A. whirl | |
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Explanation: one meaning of reel is to move round and round, or to whirl |
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| 22. |
inscrutable |
| A. | difficult |
| B. | mysterious |
| C. | inflexible |
| D. | wary |
| Answer» B. mysterious | |
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Explanation: inscrutable means not easily interpreted or understood, or mysterious |
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| 23. |
appall |
| A. | delirious |
| B. | covered |
| C. | dismay |
| D. | confuse |
| Answer» C. dismay | |
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Explanation: to appall is to overcome with shock, or to dismay |
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| 24. |
upright |
| A. | honorable |
| B. | horizontal |
| C. | humble |
| D. | supine |
| Answer» A. honorable | |
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Explanation: upright can mean either honorable or vertical; horizontal and supine are both antonyms of upright |
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| 25. |
reverie |
| A. | palimpsest |
| B. | phantom |
| C. | daydream |
| D. | curio |
| Answer» C. daydream | |
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Explanation: a reverie means the state of being lost in thought, or a daydream |
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| 26. |
loot |
| A. | destruction |
| B. | waste |
| C. | spoils |
| D. | cavort |
| Answer» C. spoils | |
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Explanation: loot means goods seized in war, or spoils |
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| 27. |
loquacious |
| A. | talkative |
| B. | thirsty |
| C. | beautiful |
| D. | complicated |
| Answer» A. talkative | |
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Explanation: loquacious means excessively talkative, or garrulous |
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| 28. |
chimera |
| A. | chimney |
| B. | protest |
| C. | illusion |
| D. | panache |
| Answer» C. illusion | |
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Explanation: a chimera is a fabrication of the mind, or an illusion |
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| 29. |
temerity |
| A. | audacity |
| B. | fearfulness |
| C. | shyness |
| D. | stupidity |
| Answer» A. audacity | |
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Explanation: temerity means unreasonable contempt for danger or recklessness, or audacity |
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| 30. |
educe |
| A. | demand |
| B. | elicit |
| C. | ideal |
| D. | unlawful |
| Answer» B. elicit | |
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Explanation: to educe means to develop something potential or latent; to elicit means to draw out something hidden or latent |
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| 31. |
nabob |
| A. | bigwig |
| B. | doubter |
| C. | frolic |
| D. | converse |
| Answer» A. bigwig | |
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Explanation: a nabob is a person of great wealth or importance, or a bigwig |
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| 32. |
pall |
| A. | light |
| B. | satiate |
| C. | carry |
| D. | horror |
| Answer» B. satiate | |
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Explanation: to pall can mean to deprive of pleasure in something by satiating |
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| 33. |
sacrosanct |
| A. | prayer |
| B. | sanctuary |
| C. | pious |
| D. | sacred |
| Answer» D. sacred | |
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Explanation: sacrosanct means the most sacred, or holy |
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| 34. |
louche |
| A. | gauche |
| B. | fine |
| C. | brilliant |
| D. | indecent |
| Answer» D. indecent | |
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Explanation: louche means not reputable, or indecent |
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| 35. |
stentorian |
| A. | violent |
| B. | misbegotten |
| C. | loud |
| D. | stealthy |
| Answer» C. loud | |
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Explanation: stentorian means loud and is usually used to imply a voice of great power and range |
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| 36. |
modest most nearly means |
| A. | attractive |
| B. | clever |
| C. | current |
| D. | humble |
| Answer» D. humble | |
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Explanation: modest means to be free of conceit or pretension, or humble |
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| 37. |
custom most nearly means |
| A. | dessert |
| B. | habit |
| C. | ethic |
| D. | deliver |
| Answer» B. habit | |
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Explanation: a custom means a long-established practice, or a habit |
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| 38. |
prolong most nearly means |
| A. | extend |
| B. | inquire |
| C. | relax |
| D. | wait |
| Answer» A. extend | |
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Explanation: to prolong means to lengthen in time, or to extend |
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| 39. |
hustle most nearly means |
| A. | dance |
| B. | hurry |
| C. | busy |
| D. | clean |
| Answer» B. hurry | |
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Explanation: to hustle means to hurry |
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| 40. |
solemn most nearly means |
| A. | amusing |
| B. | harmful |
| C. | speech |
| D. | serious |
| Answer» D. serious | |
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Explanation: solemn means marked by grave sobriety, or serious |
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| 41. |
imply most nearly means |
| A. | suggest |
| B. | stab |
| C. | thick |
| D. | destroy |
| Answer» A. suggest | |
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Explanation: to imply means to express indirectly, or to suggest |
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| 42. |
ramble most nearly means |
| A. | knot |
| B. | confuse |
| C. | wander |
| D. | wonder |
| Answer» C. wander | |
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Explanation: to ramble means to move aimlessly from place to place, or to wander |
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| 43. |
beneficial most nearly means |
| A. | help |
| B. | advantageous |
| C. | charity |
| D. | wise |
| Answer» B. advantageous | |
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Explanation: beneficial means causing benefit, or advantageous |
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| 44. |
flare most nearly means |
| A. | judicial |
| B. | temper |
| C. | style |
| D. | blaze |
| Answer» D. blaze | |
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Explanation: flare means a fire or blaze used to signal; flair means talent or style |
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| 45. |
negligent most nearly means |
| A. | pajamas |
| B. | morbid |
| C. | careless |
| D. | dark |
| Answer» C. careless | |
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Explanation: negligent means marked by neglect, or careless |
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| 46. |
aloof most nearly means |
| A. | above |
| B. | tidy |
| C. | clever |
| D. | reserved |
| Answer» D. reserved | |
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Explanation: aloof means distant in feeling, or reserved |
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| 47. |
resolve most nearly means |
| A. | turn |
| B. | puzzle |
| C. | decide |
| D. | want |
| Answer» C. decide | |
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Explanation: one meaning of resolve is to decide, often to stop from doing something |
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| 48. |
congregate most nearly means |
| A. | worship |
| B. | gather |
| C. | disturb |
| D. | hurry |
| Answer» B. gather | |
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Explanation: to congregate means to gather in a group |
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| 49. |
utter most nearly means |
| A. | express |
| B. | defer |
| C. | borrow |
| D. | laugh |
| Answer» A. express | |
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Explanation: to utter means to express in words |
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| 50. |
fearless most nearly means |
| A. | powerful |
| B. | cowardly |
| C. | brave |
| D. | careful |
| Answer» C. brave | |
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Explanation: fearless means lacking fear, or brave |
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