Advanced words in context (set C)

Question 1

Which word matches this description? sharp, vigorous and clear in expression

• A. sanguine
• B. iconoclast
• C. esoteric
• D. trenchant

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. seeming reasonable but actually wrong

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Question 4

Which word matches this description? to make something deliberately unclear

• A. obfuscate
• B. sanguine
• C. didactic
• D. reticent

Question 5

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The detective's ___ smile gave no clue as to what she had discovered.

• A. enigmatic
• B. didactic
• C. prosaic
• D. hackneyed

Question 6

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. seeming reasonable but actually wrong

Answer 

Question 7

Which word matches this description? intended to teach, often in a preachy way

• A. disparage
• B. didactic
• C. enigmatic
• D. obfuscate

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

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Question 10

Which word matches this description? very attentive to accuracy and detail; hard to please

• A. reticent
• B. fastidious
• C. admonish
• D. capricious

Question 11

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The reviewer's ___ criticism exposed every weakness in the film's plot.

• A. tacit
• B. prosaic
• C. trenchant
• D. reticent

Question 12

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. to accept or agree reluctantly, without protest

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Question 13

Which word matches this description? to find a way around an obstacle or rule

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. to warn or reprimand firmly

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Question 16

Which word matches this description? to give a false impression of; to contradict

• A. acquiesce
• B. disparage
• C. iconoclast
• D. belie