Test Your English Vocabularies The candy vender( vendor ) is very popular with the children. (A) seller (B) confectionary (C) pedestrian (D) pedant 2. Underneath her (veneer )of haughtiness she is actually very kind. (A) outward appearance (B) inner nature (C) temperament (D) snack 3. In China, most people (venerate )their ancestors. (A) revere (B) scorn (C) redress (D) shirk 4. We may regard a hungry mans stealing as a (venial) crime. (A) mortal (B) pardonable (C) heinous (D) inexpiable 5. Her friends dreaded the (venom )of her tongue. (A) remedy (B) malignity (C) antidote (D) benignity 6. He gave (vent )to his wrath in a furious tirade. (A) outlet (B) inhibition (C) suppression (D) restraint 7. Will you open the window to (ventilate )the room ? (A) suffocate (B) provide with fresh air (C) stifle (D) stuff 8. The (veracity )of the report is unquestionable. (A) deception (B) deceit (C) fabrication (D) truthfulness 9. After we had waded through all the (verbiage, )we discovered that the writer had said very little. (A) brevity (B) excessive wordiness (C) terseness (D) curtness 10. The teacher was so (verbose )it took him an hour to tell a simple joke. (A) succinct (B) pithy (C) wordy (D) reticent Answers 1A 2A 3A 4C 5B 6A 7B 8D 9B 10C
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