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Question 1

What does the word 'abate' mean?

  • To reduce
  • To humiliate
  • To hate
  • To shorten
Question 2

Which word means 'an exception or departure from the norm'?

  • Aberration
  • Abeyance
  • Abomination
  • Accolade
Question 3

True or False: 'Abhor' means to hate.

  • True
  • False
Question 4

To ______ is to give up something or deny oneself something.

Fill in the blank

Question 5

What does 'abrasive' mean?

  • Causing irritation
  • Hard to comprehend
  • Full of praise
  • Temporary inactivity
Question 6

True or False: 'Abstruse' means easy to understand.

  • False
  • True
Question 7

Which word means 'to free from guilt; to forgive'?

  • Absolve
  • Abrogate
  • Accede
  • Abridge
Question 8

What does 'abstemious' mean?

  • Sparing; moderate
  • Awful; extremely bad
  • Bitter
  • Greedy
Question 9

The shedding of leaves, flowers, or fruits is called ______.

Fill in the blank

Question 10

Which word means 'an expression of praise'?

  • Accolade
  • Acerbic
  • Acme
  • Abject
Question 11

True or False: 'Accretion' is growth through a gradual buildup.

  • True
  • False
Question 12

What does 'acrimonious' mean?

  • Bitter
  • Abundant
  • Absolute
  • Acidic
Question 13

Which word means 'very skilled'?

  • Adept
  • Adamant
  • Adequate
  • Adulation
Question 14

What does 'admonished' mean?

  • Warned to do what's best
  • Decorated
  • Corrupted
  • Admired excessively
Question 15

'Adhere' means to stick to something.

  • True
  • False
Question 16

Complete the definition: 'Adulation' means ______ admiration.

Fill in the blank

Question 17

Which word means 'stubborn; unyielding'?

  • Adamant
  • Adroit
  • Adequate
  • Adulterate
Question 18

'Adorned' means 'decorated'.

  • True
  • False
Question 19

What does 'adequate' mean?

  • Good enough
  • Excessive admiration
  • Skillful
  • Stubborn
Question 20

Which word means 'to corrupt; to make impure'?

  • Adulterate
  • Adhere
  • Adorn
  • Admonish
Question 21

'Acumen' means insightfulness.

  • True
  • False
Question 22

Which word is closest in meaning to 'adroit'?

  • Skillful
  • Stubborn
  • Decorated
  • Warned
Question 23

To 'adhere' means to ______ to something.

Fill in the blank

Question 24

What does 'adulation' mean?

  • Excessive admiration
  • Warning
  • Decoration
  • Stubbornness

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