Q 1 … adjust A to B
… adjust A to B
… Adjust the seat to your height.
… We adjusted the plan to the new schedule.
… adjust A to B
/ adjust A to B
… Adjust the seat to your height.
/ Adjust the seat to your height.
… We adjusted the plan to the new schedule.
/ We adjusted the plan to the new schedule.
Q 2 … asunder
… asunder
… The storm tore the boat asunder.
… The couple drifted asunder over time.
… asunder
/ asunder
… The storm tore the boat asunder.
/ The storm tore the boat asunder.
… The couple drifted asunder over time.
/ The couple drifted asunder over time.
Q 3 … brittle
… brittle
… The glass is brittle and breaks easily.
… Her voice was brittle with emotion.
… brittle
/ brittle
… The glass is brittle and breaks easily.
/ The glass is brittle and breaks easily.
… Her voice was brittle with emotion.
/ Her voice was brittle with emotion.
Q 4 … specious
… specious
… His argument sounded convincing but was actually specious.
… The theory was dismissed as specious.
… specious
/ specious
… His argument sounded convincing but was actually specious.
/ His argument sounded convincing but was actually specious.
… The theory was dismissed as specious.
/ The theory was dismissed as specious.
Q 5 … sheath
… sheath
… He drew the sword from its sheath.
… The knife was kept in a leather sheath.
… sheath
/ sheath
… He drew the sword from its sheath.
/ He drew the sword from its sheath.
… The knife was kept in a leather sheath.
/ The knife was kept in a leather sheath.
Q 6 … polemic
… polemic
… The article was a fierce polemic against the policy.
… He wrote a polemic on climate change.
… polemic
/ polemic
… The article was a fierce polemic against the policy.
/ The article was a fierce polemic against the policy.
… He wrote a polemic on climate change.
/ He wrote a polemic on climate change.
Q 7 … write out
… write out
… Please write out your full name.
… He wrote out the entire speech by hand.
… write out
/ write out
… Please write out your full name.
/ Please write out your full name.
… He wrote out the entire speech by hand.
/ He wrote out the entire speech by hand.
Q 8 … furry
… furry
… The puppy has a soft, furry coat.
… She wore a furry hat in winter.
… furry
/ furry
… The puppy has a soft, furry coat.
/ The puppy has a soft, furry coat.
… She wore a furry hat in winter.
/ She wore a furry hat in winter.
Q 9 … smudge
… smudge
… There’s a smudge on your glasses.
… He smudged the ink with his hand.
… smudge
/ smudge
… There’s a smudge on your glasses.
/ There’s a smudge on your glasses.
… He smudged the ink with his hand.
/ He smudged the ink with his hand.
Q 10 … buy off
… buy off
… They tried to buy off the witness.
… He was accused of buying off officials.
… buy off
/ buy off
… They tried to buy off the witness.
/ They tried to buy off the witness.
… He was accused of buying off officials.
/ He was accused of buying off officials.
Q 11 … jack up
… jack up
… They jacked up the car to change the tire.
… The store jacked up prices before the holiday.
… jack up
/ jack up
… They jacked up the car to change the tire.
/ They jacked up the car to change the tire.
… The store jacked up prices before the holiday.
/ The store jacked up prices before the holiday.
Q 12 … sew up
… sew up
… She sewed up the tear in her dress.
… The team sewed up the victory in the final minutes.
… sew up
/ sew up
… She sewed up the tear in her dress.
/ She sewed up the tear in her dress.
… The team sewed up the victory in the final minutes.
/ The team sewed up the victory in the final minutes.
Q 13 … condescending
… condescending
… His condescending tone irritated me.
… She gave a condescending smile.
… condescending
/ condescending
… His condescending tone irritated me.
/ His condescending tone irritated me.
… She gave a condescending smile.
/ She gave a condescending smile.
Q 14 … copious
… copious
… He took copious notes during the lecture.
… The garden produced copious amounts of tomatoes.
… copious
/ copious
… He took copious notes during the lecture.
/ He took copious notes during the lecture.
… The garden produced copious amounts of tomatoes.
/ The garden produced copious amounts of tomatoes.
Q 15 … talk back to
… talk back to
… Don’t talk back to your parents.
… The student talked back to the teacher.
… talk back to
/ talk back to
… Don’t talk back to your parents.
/ Don’t talk back to your parents.
… The student talked back to the teacher.
/ The student talked back to the teacher.
Q 16 … callous
… callous
… His callous remarks hurt her deeply.
… She was callous to the suffering of others.
… callous
/ callous
… His callous remarks hurt her deeply.
/ His callous remarks hurt her deeply.
… She was callous to the suffering of others.
/ She was callous to the suffering of others.
Q 17 … incandescent
… incandescent
… The bulb glowed with incandescent light.
… She was incandescent with rage.
… incandescent
/ incandescent
… The bulb glowed with incandescent light.
/ The bulb glowed with incandescent light.
… She was incandescent with rage.
/ She was incandescent with rage.
Q 18 … rest on
… rest on
… The success rests on teamwork.
… His hopes rest on this one chance.
… rest on
/ rest on
… The success rests on teamwork.
/ The success rests on teamwork.
… His hopes rest on this one chance.
/ His hopes rest on this one chance.
Q 19 … tantrum
… tantrum
… The child threw a tantrum in the store.
… He had a tantrum when he lost the game.
… tantrum
/ tantrum
… The child threw a tantrum in the store.
/ The child threw a tantrum in the store.
… He had a tantrum when he lost the game.
/ He had a tantrum when he lost the game.
Q 20 … an eye for an eye
… an eye for an eye
… He believed in an eye for an eye.
… An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
… an eye for an eye
/ an eye for an eye
… He believed in an eye for an eye.
/ He believed in an eye for an eye.
… An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
/ An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
Q 21 … slander
… slander
… He sued the magazine for slander.
… Spreading slander can ruin reputations.
… slander
/ slander
… He sued the magazine for slander.
/ He sued the magazine for slander.
… Spreading slander can ruin reputations.
/ Spreading slander can ruin reputations.
Q 22 … infallible
… infallible
… No one is infallible.
… She believed her plan was infallible.
… infallible
/ infallible
… No one is infallible.
/ No one is infallible.
… She believed her plan was infallible.
/ She believed her plan was infallible.
Q 23 … crop up
… crop up
… Problems began to crop up unexpectedly.
… New ideas often crop up during discussion.
… crop up
/ crop up
… Problems began to crop up unexpectedly.
/ Problems began to crop up unexpectedly.
… New ideas often crop up during discussion.
/ New ideas often crop up during discussion.
Q 24 … stallion
… stallion
… The stallion galloped across the field.
… He owns a prize-winning stallion.
… stallion
/ stallion
… The stallion galloped across the field.
/ The stallion galloped across the field.
… He owns a prize-winning stallion.
/ He owns a prize-winning stallion.
Q 25 … ponderous
… ponderous
… His speech was slow and ponderous.
… The ponderous book was difficult to read.
… ponderous
/ ponderous
… His speech was slow and ponderous.
/ His speech was slow and ponderous.
… The ponderous book was difficult to read.
/ The ponderous book was difficult to read.
Q 26 … shoal
… shoal
… A shoal of fish passed under the boat.
… The boat ran aground on a shoal.
… shoal
/ shoal
… A shoal of fish passed under the boat.
/ A shoal of fish passed under the boat.
… The boat ran aground on a shoal.
/ The boat ran aground on a shoal.
Q 27 … thatch
… thatch
… The cottage had a roof made of thatch.
… They replaced the old thatch with tiles.
… thatch
/ thatch
… The cottage had a roof made of thatch.
/ The cottage had a roof made of thatch.
… They replaced the old thatch with tiles.
/ They replaced the old thatch with tiles.
Q 28 … be apt to
… be apt to
… He is apt to forget names.
… Children are apt to imitate adults.
… be apt to
/ be apt to
… He is apt to forget names.
/ He is apt to forget names.
… Children are apt to imitate adults.
/ Children are apt to imitate adults.
Q 29 … engage in
… engage in
… She engages in volunteer work every weekend.
… They engaged in a heated debate.
… engage in
/ engage in
… She engages in volunteer work every weekend.
/ She engages in volunteer work every weekend.
… They engaged in a heated debate.
/ They engaged in a heated debate.
Q 30 … soggy
… soggy
… The bread was soggy from too much water.
… My shoes got soggy in the rain.
… soggy
/ soggy
… The bread was soggy from too much water.
/ The bread was soggy from too much water.
… My shoes got soggy in the rain.
/ My shoes got soggy in the rain.
Q 31 … impassive
… impassive
… He remained impassive during the trial.
… Her impassive face revealed nothing.
… impassive
/ impassive
… He remained impassive during the trial.
/ He remained impassive during the trial.
… Her impassive face revealed nothing.
/ Her impassive face revealed nothing.
Q 32 … tenement
… tenement
… They lived in a crowded tenement.
… The tenement was poorly maintained.
… tenement
/ tenement
… They lived in a crowded tenement.
/ They lived in a crowded tenement.
… The tenement was poorly maintained.
/ The tenement was poorly maintained.
Q 33 … stay put
… stay put
… Please stay put until I return.
… The cat stayed put on the windowsill.
… stay put
/ stay put
… Please stay put until I return.
/ Please stay put until I return.
… The cat stayed put on the windowsill.
/ The cat stayed put on the windowsill.
Q 34 … give A credit for B
… give A credit for B
… I give her credit for her honesty.
… He gave me credit for the idea.
… give A credit for B
/ give A credit for B
… I give her credit for her honesty.
/ I give her credit for her honesty.
… He gave me credit for the idea.
/ He gave me credit for the idea.
Q 35 … day in, day out
… day in, day out
… He works hard day in, day out.
… She eats the same lunch day in, day out.
… day in, day out
/ day in, day out
… He works hard day in, day out.
/ He works hard day in, day out.
… She eats the same lunch day in, day out.
/ She eats the same lunch day in, day out.
Q 36 … capricious
… capricious
… The weather here is capricious.
… She has a capricious personality.
… capricious
/ capricious
… The weather here is capricious.
/ The weather here is capricious.
… She has a capricious personality.
/ She has a capricious personality.
Q 37 … impertinent
… impertinent
… His impertinent question shocked the audience.
… Don’t be impertinent to your elders.
… impertinent
/ impertinent
… His impertinent question shocked the audience.
/ His impertinent question shocked the audience.
… Don’t be impertinent to your elders.
/ Don’t be impertinent to your elders.
Q 38 … lateral
… lateral
… The car made a sudden lateral movement.
… Lateral thinking helps solve complex problems.
… lateral
/ lateral
… The car made a sudden lateral movement.
/ The car made a sudden lateral movement.
… Lateral thinking helps solve complex problems.
/ Lateral thinking helps solve complex problems.
Q 39 … hit it off
… hit it off
… They hit it off right away.
… I didn’t hit it off with my roommate.
… hit it off
/ hit it off
… They hit it off right away.
/ They hit it off right away.
… I didn’t hit it off with my roommate.
/ I didn’t hit it off with my roommate.
Q 40 … sieve
… sieve
… Use a sieve to strain the soup.
… The flour was passed through a fine sieve.
… sieve
/ sieve
… Use a sieve to strain the soup.
/ Use a sieve to strain the soup.
… The flour was passed through a fine sieve.
/ The flour was passed through a fine sieve.
Q 41 … take offense at
… take offense at
… He took offense at her comment.
… Don’t take offense at jokes.
… take offense at
/ take offense at
… He took offense at her comment.
/ He took offense at her comment.
… Don’t take offense at jokes.
/ Don’t take offense at jokes.
Q 42 … talon
… talon
… The eagle gripped its prey with sharp talons.
… The cat scratched with its talons.
… talon
/ talon
… The eagle gripped its prey with sharp talons.
/ The eagle gripped its prey with sharp talons.
… The cat scratched with its talons.
/ The cat scratched with its talons.
Q 43 … out of hand
… out of hand
… The situation got out of hand quickly.
… His spending is out of hand.
… out of hand
/ out of hand
… The situation got out of hand quickly.
/ The situation got out of hand quickly.
… His spending is out of hand.
/ His spending is out of hand.
Q 44 … cranky
… cranky
… She gets cranky when she’s tired.
… The baby was cranky all afternoon.
… cranky
/ cranky
… She gets cranky when she’s tired.
/ She gets cranky when she’s tired.
… The baby was cranky all afternoon.
/ The baby was cranky all afternoon.
Q 45 … wash up
… wash up
… I need to wash up before dinner.
… He washed up after working in the garden.
… wash up
/ wash up
… I need to wash up before dinner.
/ I need to wash up before dinner.
… He washed up after working in the garden.
/ He washed up after working in the garden.
Q 46 … ingenious
… ingenious
… She came up with an ingenious solution.
… The device is small but ingenious.
… ingenious
/ ingenious
… She came up with an ingenious solution.
/ She came up with an ingenious solution.
… The device is small but ingenious.
/ The device is small but ingenious.
Q 47 … disheveled
… disheveled
… He arrived with disheveled hair.
… Her clothes looked disheveled after the hike.
… disheveled
/ disheveled
… He arrived with disheveled hair.
/ He arrived with disheveled hair.
… Her clothes looked disheveled after the hike.
/ Her clothes looked disheveled after the hike.
Q 48 … renal
… renal
… He suffers from renal disease.
… The doctor checked renal function.
… renal
/ renal
… He suffers from renal disease.
/ He suffers from renal disease.
… The doctor checked renal function.
/ The doctor checked renal function.
Q 49 … vector
… vector
… Mosquitoes are vectors of disease.
… The virus spreads through a human vector.
… vector
/ vector
… Mosquitoes are vectors of disease.
/ Mosquitoes are vectors of disease.
… The virus spreads through a human vector.
/ The virus spreads through a human vector.
Q 50 … be doomed to
… be doomed to
… The project was doomed to fail.
… They seemed doomed to repeat history.
… be doomed to
/ be doomed to
… The project was doomed to fail.
/ The project was doomed to fail.
… They seemed doomed to repeat history.
/ They seemed doomed to repeat history.
