9 Mainstream Vocab Review

Question 1

Instead of starting his homework straight away, Martin (____) for many hours, and made Mom mad.

Accepted Answer

procrastinated

Question 2

The visitors to the top floor of Taipei 101 (____) when they saw the beautiful view.

Accepted Answer

gaped

Question 3

Aunt Mary is such a (____) person; I don't think I've ever seen her with a frown on her face.

Accepted Answer

jovial

Question 4

Some people believe that wearing silver hats will stop them from receiving (____) messages.

Accepted Answer

subliminal

Question 5

A "hot potato" is a/an (____) that means an issue that many people are talking about.

Accepted Answer

idiom

Question 6

The (____) of the word bilingualism is "the frequent use of two languages."

Accepted Answer

denotation

Question 7

The (____) of chatter during assembly happened when the principal raised his hand.

Accepted Answer

cessation

Question 8

Steven tried to (____) how great his life would be after finally buying a new iPhone 6 Plus.

Accepted Answer

envision

Question 9

I'm glad (____) laws against stores not being allowed to open on Sunday are no longer enforced.

Accepted Answer

archaic

Question 10

Having never eaten at a fancy restaurant before, nervous Jane committed many (____).

Accepted Answer

solecisms

Question 11

The president tried to (____) his power by introducing new laws to stifle freedom of speech.

Accepted Answer

galvanize

Question 12

My brother is the family (____), and would never eat anything from a fast-food restaurant.

Accepted Answer

epicure

Question 13

In Captain America 2, Steve Rogers' (____) was the evil organisation, Hydra.

Accepted Answer

nemesis

Question 14

When writing an essay, we should use Standard English and not use our local (____).

Accepted Answer

vernacular

Question 15

After losing his job, Joe went back to his office and sat with a (____) look on his face.

Accepted Answer

saturnine

Question 16

My elderly grandmother is not very (____); she can't detect when someone is in front of her.

Accepted Answer

perceptive

Question 17

I had a (____) that we would have a pop quiz today, and it became a reality. I'm psychic!

Accepted Answer

premonition

Question 18

David's elaborate Halloween costume (____) his ability to play soccer well during PE class.

Accepted Answer

hampered

Question 19

When I hang out with my friends who are doctors, I often don't understand the (____) they use.

Accepted Answer

jargon

Question 20

The dangerous typhoon will not (____) me from attending the premiere of the new Avengers movie.

Accepted Answer

deter

Question 21

We had to wait for Maria's fever to (____) before we could move her to the hospital.

Accepted Answer

subside

Question 22

The coach watched many videos of the opposition team to try to (____) their weaknesses.

Accepted Answer

discern

Question 23

We asked the fortune teller if she could (____) any bad events happening in our future.

Accepted Answer

foresee

Question 24

To write a better essay, you should use correct vocabulary and understand (____).

Accepted Answer

semantics

Question 25

The car crash created an (____) that kept traffic backed up for many kilometres.

Accepted Answer

obstruction

9 Mainstream Vocab Review

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9 Mainstream Vocab Review

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