English test mid term part 1

Question 1

Abridge

Answer 1

To reduce or lesson in duration

Question 2

Advocate

Answer 2

To speak or write in favor of

Question 3

Betray

Answer 3

To deliver to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty

Question 4

Compromise

Answer 4

A settlement of differences by mutual concessions

Question 5

Congregate

Answer 5

to come together; assemble, especially in large numbers

Question 6

Deficient

Answer 6

insufficient; inadequate: lacking some element or characteristic.

Question 7

Disperse

Answer 7

to drive or send off in various directions; scatter:

Question 8

Inclination

Answer 8

something to which one is inclined

Question 9

Intent

Answer 9

something that is intended; purpose

Question 10

Obstacle

Answer 10

something that obstructs or hinders progress.

Question 11

Accord

Answer 11

to be in agreement or harmony; agree.

Question 12

Antique

Answer 12

of or belonging to the past; not modern. Vintage

Question 13

Chasm

Answer 13

a deep cleft in the ground; abyss

Question 14

Conspicuous

Answer 14

easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

Question 15

Dismal

Answer 15

characterized by ineptness or lack of skill, competence, effectiveness, imagination, or interest;

Question 16

Fanatic

Answer 16

Enthusiast or addict. a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm

Question 17

Hermit

Answer 17

any person living in seclusion; recluse.

Question 18

Lethal

Answer 18

causing great harm or destruction

Question 19

Odyssey

Answer 19

a long series of wanderings or adventures, especially when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc.

Question 20

Propaganda

Answer 20

information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

Question 21

Accumulate

Answer 21

to gather or collect

Question 22

Aspire

Answer 22

to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous

Question 23

Brave

Answer 23

possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.

Question 24

Content

Answer 24

something that is contained: the contents of a box.

Question 25

Desert

Answer 25

any place lacking in something: The town was a cultural desert. Synonyms: wasteland.

Question 26

Evade

Answer 26

to escape from by trickery or cleverness: to evade one’s pursuers. Synonyms: avoid, dodge. Antonyms: face, confront.

Question 27

Hurtle

Answer 27

to rush violently; move with great speed

Question 28

Lateral

Answer 28

of or pertaining to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side: a lateral view.

Question 29

Monologue

Answer 29

a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker:

Question 30

Precise

Answer 30

definite or exact in statement

Question 31

Acme

Answer 31

the highest point; summit; peak

Question 32

Axis

Answer 32

the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns. The turning point

Question 33

Bureau

Answer 33

a division of a government department or an independent administrative unit.

Question 34

Catalogue

Answer 34

something that contains such a list or record, as a book, leaflet, or file.

Question 35

Corral

Answer 35

an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.

Question 36

Debris

Answer 36

the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble: the debris of buildings after an air raid.

Question 37

Drape

Answer 37

to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.

Question 38

Facade

Answer 38

the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. Appearance

Question 39

Gala

Answer 39

festive; festal; showy: Her birthday parties were always gala occasions.

Question 40

Heir

Answer 40

a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter’s death.

Question 41

Aghast

Answer 41

struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror

Question 42

Blanch

Answer 42

to whiten by removing color; bleach: Workers were blanching linen in the sun.

Question 43

Consensus

Answer 43

general agreement or concord; harmony.

Question 44

Devious

Answer 44

not straightforward; shifty or crooked: a devious scheme to acquire wealth. sly

Question 45

Ecstasy

Answer 45

an overpowering emotion or exaltation; a state of sudden, intense feeling.

Question 46

Fossil

Answer 46

any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.

Question 47

Kinship

Answer 47

the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship.

Question 48

Mediocre

Answer 48

of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate

Question 49

Pacific

Answer 49

at peace; peaceful: a pacific era in history.

Question 50

Pith

Answer 50

Botany . the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants. nucleus