A solid vocabulary gives you a hammer rather than a rock when you need to drive a nail.<\/p>\n
Today we introduce the first in a periodic series of vocabulary tests. We want to keep the focus on words that would be worthy of inclusion in any serious person\u2019s vocabulary. We feel tests like these are most valuable when they stick to practical words that are effective in relaying the message without exalting the brilliance of the messenger.<\/p>\n
So let\u2019s get started. Answers are directly below.<\/p>\n
1<\/strong>. charisma<\/strong><\/p>\n A) beauty 2<\/strong>. esoteric<\/strong><\/p>\n A) obscure 3. incredulous<\/strong><\/p>\n A) wonderful 4. blithe<\/strong><\/p>\n A) carefree 5. nonplussed<\/strong><\/p>\n A) untroubled 6. anomaly<\/strong><\/p>\n A) likeness 7. erudite<\/strong><\/p>\n A) pushy 8. capricious<\/strong><\/p>\n A) roomy 9. ebullient<\/strong><\/p>\n A) obedient 10. intractable<\/strong><\/p>\n A) undetectable ANSWERS<\/strong><\/p>\n 1<\/strong>: D) magnetism. Nina has the talent and <\/em>charisma\u00a0<\/em>required for the role<\/em>.<\/p>\n 2<\/strong>: A) obscure. Because of<\/em> its <\/em>esoteric<\/em> storyline, the film failed at the box office.<\/em><\/p>\n 3<\/strong>: B) unbelieving. She was incredulous when she heard my lame excuse<\/em>.<\/p>\n 4<\/strong>: A) carefree. Chombley marveled at the waif\u2019s blithe, graceful manner<\/em>.<\/p>\n 5<\/strong>: D) perplexed. Ralph was nonplussed by the stranger\u2019s thick accent<\/em>.<\/p>\n 6<\/strong>: B) irregularity. There is no greater <\/em>anomaly<\/em> in nature than a fish that can\u2019t swim<\/em>.<\/p>\n 7<\/strong>: C) well-read. After years of rigorous study, LaMar has become <\/em>erudite<\/em> in the field of prehistoric African art<\/em>.<\/p>\n 8<\/strong>: C) unpredictable. Dana\u2019s <\/em>capricious<\/em> demands and disgraceful conduct outraged the staff<\/em>.<\/p>\n 9<\/strong>: D) high-spirited. The pianist\u2019s ebullient interpretation of the sonata enthralled the audience<\/em>.<\/p>\n 10<\/strong>: C) unmanageable. At first the pain was controllable\u2014then it became intractable<\/em>.<\/p>\n A solid vocabulary gives you a hammer rather than a rock when you need to drive a nail. Today we introduce the first in a periodic series of vocabulary tests. We want to keep the focus on words that would be worthy of inclusion in any serious person\u2019s vocabulary. We feel tests like these are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-definitions","category-vocabulary"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1972"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1972\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nB) prosperity
\nC) confidence
\nD) magnetism<\/p>\n
\nB) pompous
\nC) unnecessary
\nD) smart<\/p>\n
\nB) unbelieving
\nC) unbelievable
\nD) significant<\/p>\n
\nB) excitable
\nC) shining
\nD) simple<\/p>\n
\nB) fearless
\nC) thrilled
\nD) perplexed<\/p>\n
\nB) irregularity
\nC) barrier
\nD) substitution<\/p>\n
\nB) self-assured
\nC) well-read
\nD) affected<\/p>\n
\nB) enticing
\nC) unpredictable
\nD) disapproving<\/p>\n
\nB) deceptive
\nC) aggressive
\nD) high-spirited<\/p>\n
\nB) unacceptable
\nC) unmanageable
\nD) unbelievable<\/p>\n