Advanced words in context (set C)

Question 1

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Compared with the glamorous film, the real astronaut's daily routine seemed almost ___.

• A. enigmatic
• B. prosaic
• C. trenchant
• D. esoteric

Question 2

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. intended to teach, often in a preachy way

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Question 3

Which word matches this description? optimistic, especially in a difficult situation

• A. didactic
• B. sanguine
• C. capricious
• D. intransigent

Question 4

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? There was a ___ agreement among the players that nobody would mention the defeat.

• A. capricious
• B. tacit
• C. trenchant
• D. specious

Question 5

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. overused and therefore unoriginal

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Question 6

Which word matches this description? a person who attacks established beliefs or traditions

• A. iconoclast
• B. esoteric
• C. circumvent
• D. reticent

Question 7

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The lecture was so ___ that only a handful of specialists could follow it.

• A. sanguine
• B. hackneyed
• C. prosaic
• D. esoteric

Question 8

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. ordinary and lacking imagination

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Question 9

Which word matches this description? a person who attacks established beliefs or traditions

• A. hackneyed
• B. iconoclast
• C. intransigent
• D. prosaic

Question 10

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Some drivers use side streets to ___ the new congestion charge.

• A. circumvent
• B. belie
• C. admonish
• D. acquiesce

Question 11

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. understood without being stated

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Question 12

Which word matches this description? optimistic, especially in a difficult situation

• A. admonish
• B. prosaic
• C. sanguine
• D. capricious

Question 13

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The speech relied on ___ phrases such as 'at the end of the day' and 'think outside the box'.

• A. esoteric
• B. enigmatic
• C. hackneyed
• D. trenchant

Question 14

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. understood without being stated

Answer 

Question 15

Which word matches this description? understood without being stated

• A. reticent
• B. intransigent
• C. tacit
• D. belie

Question 16

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Critics who ___ the novel as 'light reading' overlook its sharp social commentary.

• A. disparage
• B. obfuscate
• C. acquiesce
• D. admonish