Well, let’s start with a few basic words that you can use in your day-to-day conversation.
1. NOVICE (NOV-IS)
A ______ at skating, Jill slipped on the ice floor every time she tried to balance on one leg.
(a. neophyte b. veteran c. outlaw)
2. NEOTERIC (NEE-UH-TER-IK)
Tom had trouble operating his _____ mobile as it had many complicated features.
(a. outdated b. esoteric c. modern)
3. DAWN (DAWN)
On the first day of their holidays, the excited children awakened at _____to commence their journey to the hills.
(a. evening b. day break c. noon)
4. KICK OFF (KIK-AWF, -OF)
The boys left their homes an hour before the football match was to begin because they did not want to miss the _______.
(a. beginning b. intermission c. ending)
5. INAUGURATED (IN-AW-GYUH-REYT-ED)
The school magazine was officially ______on Children’s Day in the presence of the principal, teachers and students.
(a. unveiled b. defrauded c. banned)
6. GENESIS (JEN-UH-SIS)
Many modern medicines are believed to have had their _____ in the Bible.
(a. thesis b. clarifications c. origins)
7. OVERTURE (OH-VER-CHER)
The _____ of the symphony was exceptionally powerful enthralling the audience with its euphonious tunes.
(a. curtain raiser b. intermission c. fabrication)
8. NEOLOGISMS (NEE-OL-UH-JIZ-UH M)
Jim enjoyed joining words to create _____ that would impress his friends.
(a. criticisms b. new words c. abuses)
9. PREFACE (PREF-IS)
Just an excerpt from the _____ of the new detective novel in a popular magazine was enough to skyrocket its sales.
(a. conclusion b. situation c. introduction)
10. INCIPIENT (IN-SIP-EE-UH NT)
Although still in their _____ stage, the steel factories showed signs of an imminent Industrial Revolution in the small town.
(a. nascent b. matured c. requirement)
ANSWER
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A
6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A
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