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Which chapter covers the largest number of pages?

  • Spellings
  • Idioms and Phrases (correct)
  • One-Word Substitutions
  • Antonyms Synonyms
  • Which chapter has the fewest number of questions?

  • Root Words (correct)
  • Miscellaneous
  • Phrasal Verb
  • Confusing Words
  • How many chapters contain more than 500 questions?

  • Five
  • Four (correct)
  • Two
  • Three
  • What is the total number of pages for all chapters combined?

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    What term describes a person who leaves their own country to live in another?

    <p>Emigrant (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a person who has more than one wife at the same time?

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    Which term refers to a person who does not consume animal products?

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    What describes a fear of telling lies?

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    What is the correct term for the artistic or dramatic interpretation of a work?

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    What term describes a person who stays away from school without permission?

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    Which word refers to a person without training or experience in a skill?

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    What is the term for someone who intervenes between two parties to settle differences?

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    Which of the following best describes someone who believes that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life?

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    What is the term for a person who breaks established traditions?

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    What term refers to property that is passed down after someone's death?

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    Which word describes a short poem or speech addressed to spectators after a drama?

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    What term describes a bitter and violent attack in words against someone or something?

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    What term describes a heavy continuous fall of rain?

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    Which term is used for a decorative handwriting style?

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    What is the term for a person difficult to please?

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    Which word indicates a principle by which something can be judged?

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    What word describes the fear of closed spaces?

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    Which term refers to a person who lives alone?

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    What is a list of passengers and luggage referred to as?

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    Which term describes animals that live in a particular region?

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    What term describes a kinship system that favors the father's lineage?

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    Which word signifies a flavor or smell that is unpleasantly stale?

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    What is the correct terminology for a short, enjoyable trip?

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    What term refers to a speech made without preparation?

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    What is known as the science and practice of map drawing?

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    Which term refers to a government system ruled by a small group?

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    What term describes animals that primarily eat flesh?

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    What is the term for someone who has narrow and prejudiced religious views?

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    What term is used for a fictitious name adopted by an author?

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    What is referred to as the study of ancient civilization?

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    Which term describes a disease that is spread by direct contact?

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    What is the meaning of 'nomenclature'?

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    What does the term 'ambidextrous' refer to?

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    Which term is best defined as an animal story with a moral?

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    What is 'taxidermy' known for?

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    Which word means something kept as a reminder of an event?

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    Flashcards

    One-Word Substitution

    A single word or phrase that replaces a longer sentence or phrase, often used to improve clarity and conciseness.

    Idiom

    A group of words with a figurative meaning, often different from the literal meaning of the individual words.

    Antonym

    Words that have opposite meanings.

    Synonym

    Words that have similar meanings.

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    Phrasal Verb

    A word or phrase that consists of two or more words that have a combined meaning.

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    Nomenclature

    A system for naming things.

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    Misogynist

    A person who hates women.

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    Ambidextrous

    The ability to use both right and left hands equally well.

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    Ambiguous

    Something that can be interpreted in two ways.

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    Delegate

    To give one's authority to another.

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    Choir

    A group of singers.

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    Brittle

    Something easily broken.

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    Fable

    A story with a moral.

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    Truant

    A person who stays away from school without permission.

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    Bibliophile

    Someone who enjoys books and reading.

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    Pensive

    A person who is deeply absorbed in thought.

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    Diatribe

    A strong, bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

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    Intermediary

    A person who intervenes between two or more parties to settle a dispute.

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    Renegade

    Someone who deserts their principles or beliefs.

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    Narcissism

    A person who is self-absorbed and preoccupied with their own importance.

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    Impunity

    An act or instance of doing something without the risk of punishment.

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    Repatriate

    A person who has been sent back to their own country.

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    Trilogy

    A set of three related works written by the same author.

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    Psychology

    The scientific study of the human mind and behavior.

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    Recluse

    A person who lives a solitary life, avoiding society.

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    Downpour

    A heavy, continuous fall of rain.

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    Horizon

    The line where the land and sky appear to meet.

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    Criterion

    A principle or standard used to judge or evaluate something.

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    Egoist

    A person who is excessively concerned with their own needs and desires.

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    Vegetarian

    A person who eats no animal flesh.

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    Emigrant

    A person who leaves their own country to live in another.

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    Florist

    A person who deals in flowers.

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    Modus Operandi

    The way in which something is done, especially a criminal act.

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    Mythophobia

    Fear of telling lies.

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    Patrilineal

    Relating to or based on descent through the father's line.

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    Rancid

    Having a stale smell or taste, often associated with old or spoiled food.

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    Extempore

    A speech delivered without any preparation, often impromptu or off-the-cuff.

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    Podium

    A speaker's platform, typically raised and used for addressing an audience.

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    Cartography

    The science and practice of making maps.

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    Incentive

    An incentive or motivation to take action, often a reward or benefit.

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    Jaunt

    A short trip, journey, or excursion, often taken for pleasure or relaxation.

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    Inaudible

    Speech that cannot be heard or is too soft to be understood.

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    Pseudonym

    A fictitious name, especially one used by an author or other creative person.

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    Penchant

    A special fondness or liking for something, a preference or inclination.

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    Contingency

    A sudden or unexpected event, especially one that requires quick action or preparation.

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    Contingency

    An event that is possible but not certain to happen, a possibility.

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    Contingency

    An event that is possible but not certain to happen, a possibility.

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    Contingency

    Something that might happen in the future, a possibility.

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    Bovine

    Relating to or affecting cows.

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    Cocktail

    A drink usually made from a mixture of alcoholic drinks.

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    Soliloquy

    The act of speaking about one's thoughts when alone.

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    Extempore

    A speech delivered without any preparation, often impromptu or off-the-cuff.

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    Pseudonym

    A fictional name, often used by authors to conceal their identity.

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    Accomplice

    A partner in a crime, someone who helps commit an illegal act.

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    Omnivorous

    Animals that eat both plants and meat.

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    Biodegradable

    Material that can be broken down naturally by bacteria or other organisms.

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    Oligarchy

    Government by a small group of people, often a wealthy or powerful elite.

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    Speleology

    The study of caves.

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    Obsolescent

    Something that is no longer in use or is becoming obsolete.

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    Study Notes

    One-Word Substitutions

    • Truant: A person who stays away from school without permission
    • Impunity: Without risk of punishment
    • Intermediary: One who intervenes between two or more parties to settle differences
    • Pensive: Deep in thought
    • Renegade: One who breaks the established traditions and image or believes and principles
    • Bibliophile: One who loves books
    • Epilogue: A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of a drama
    • Diatribe: A bitter and violent attack in words against someone or something
    • Gesture: Motion of heads, hands etc., as a mode of expression indicating attitude

    One-Word Substitutions (Continued)

    • Iconoclast: One who believes that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life
    • Hedonist: One who believes that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life
    • Inheritance: Property handled down after the death of a person
    • Nomenclature: A system of naming things
    • Misogynist: One who hates women
    • Ambidextrous: Able to use right hand and left hand equally well
    • Ambiguous: Capable of being interpreted in two ways
    • Fanatic: One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views
    • Introspect: The action of looking within or into one’s own mind

    One-Word Substitutions (Continued)

    • Hijack: To seize a vehicle (such as an airplane) by force, in order to steal it, or demand something
    • Repatriate: Send or bring somebody back to his own country
    • Native: Animals that live in a particular region
    • Extempore: A speech made without preparation
    • Podium: A speaker’s platform
    • Cartography: Science of practice of map drawing
    • Incentive: Motive or incitement to action
    • Jaunt: A short trip or excursion
    • Inaudible: Speech that is not audible

    One-Word Substitutions (Continued)

    • Accomplice: Partner in crime
    • Florist: One who deals in flower
    • Polygamist: A man who has more than one wife at a time
    • Vegetarian: One who eats no animal flesh
    • Widow: A woman whose husband is dead
    • Mythophobia: Fear of telling lies
    • Inevitable: That which cannot be avoided
    • Renditi: Artistic, musical or dramatic interpretation

    One-Word Substitutions (Continued)

    • Emigrant: A person who leaves his own country in order to go and live in another
    • Chauffeur: A person employed as a car driver for an important person
    • Claustrophobia: Fear of closed- dark places
    • Horizon: The line where the land and sky seems to meet
    • Illegible: Handwriting that cannot be read
    • Epitaph: Words written on a tomb of a dead person
    • Downpour: A heavy continuous fall of rain

    One-Word Substitutions (Continued)

    • Recluse: A person who lives by himself
    • Congregation: An assembly of worshippers
    • Criterion: A principle or standard by which anything is or can be judged
    • Egoist: A person who is self-centered
    • Rancid: Having a stale smell or taste
    • Penchant: A special fondness or liking for something
    • Biodegradable: Material that changes naturally by the action of bacteria
    • Oligarchy: Government by the few
    • Speleology: Study of caves

    One-Word Substitutions (Continued)

    • Pseudonym: A fictitious name especially one assumed by an author
    • Obsolescent: Passing out of use
    • Omnivorous: Animals that eat flesh
    • Soliloquy: The act of speaking about one’s thoughts when one is alone
    • Modus Operandi: The way someone does something

    One-Word Substitutions (Continued)

    • Somnambulism: Walking in sleep
    • Prim: Showing a dislike of anything improper
    • Greenhouse: A structure where plants can be grown although it is cold outside
    • Antidote: A medicine or other substance that stops or reduces the harmful effects of a poison
    • Brittle: Liable to be easily broken
    • Trilogy: A set of three related works by the same author

    One-Word Substitutions (Continued)

    • Psychology: Science of Human mind and behaviour
    • Waybill: A list of passengers and luggage
    • Lunar: Related to the moon
    • Taxidermy: The art of preserving skin of animals, birds and fish
    • Manuscript: A paper written by hand
    • Brewery: A place where wine is made
    • Universal: Found all over the world
    • Souvenir: Something kept as a reminder of an event
    • Fatal: Causing or ending in death
    • Fable: An animal story with a moral
    • Archaeology: The study of ancient civilizations
    • Contagious: A disease that is spread by direct contact
    • Delegate: To give one’s authority to another
    • Choir: A body of singers
    • Brittle: A thing likely to be easily broken
    • Nomenclature: A system of naming things
    • Calligraphy: A decorative handwriting
    • Fastidious: A person difficult to please
    • Bevy: A group of girls
    • Cocktail: A drink usually made from a mixture of one or more alcoholic drinks

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