VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH A

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Allegiance

LoyaltyWealth

AccusationHatred

2. Apprise

Calculate valueThreaten

InformKidnap

3. Atheist

Friendly personNon-believer in God

GuestVisitor from another country

4. Accolade

Road blockageBecome friends

InformPraise

5. Accessible

Angry personPayment for work done

UnnecessaryApproachable

6. Affluent

HappyWealthy

UnwellLazy

7. Amiable

WealthyFriendly

SickAngry

8. Amnesia

Loss of hearingBlindness

Loss of memorySpeech defect

9. Ample

AbundantSmall

Very highDefective

10. Adept

AngrySkilled

ChangeContract

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH B

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Blunder

ConvinceFlatter

MistakeBig Rock

2. Boor

Rude personOverweight person

Friendly personNeighbour

3. Bicker

PlayQuarrel

TroubleAmuse

4. Bliss

SadnessLethargy

HappinessOptimism

5. Berate

ConvinceFlatter

AmuseScold

6. Behemoth

Huge sizeSmall size

AngerType of insect

7. Benevolent

TallIntersection

CheatGenerous

8. Bilk

CryCheat

Get up earlyHesitate

9. Brawn

MuscleTerrace

ScenicStranger

10. Blandishment

AngerJealousy

GreedFlattery

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH C

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Crestfallen

Cut shortIgnorant

SecretDejected

2. Cognizance

AnnoyanceDecision

KnowledgeAnger

3. Cerebral

IntellectualDifficult

ImpossibleIllegal

4. Capricious

ImmoralHuge

ChallengingUnpredictable

5. Clandestine

SecretPertaining to night time

IgnorantAmusing

6. Calamity

Large enclosureDisaster

Group of peopleJustice

7. Capacious

GreedyLazy

SpaciousArrogant

8. Curtail

Wall decorationShorten

IntervalExit

9. Cynosure

Centre of AttractionEclipse

Unbreakable objectIrritant

10. Castigate

RemoveBig house

RuinsPunish

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH D

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Defect

shortcomingNo effect

No affectionFacts

2. Defame

To become famousInfamous

To harm someones reputationto lose popularity

3. Desperate

To disappearTo try in despair

To reappearTo leave the place

4. Dull

BrightFemale bull

A type of lakeSluggish

5. Determinate

To throw someone outOpposite of minute

To glowPrecisely defined

6. Disband

A lot of dishesDissolve

A small bandA big band

7. Disclose

To close twiceTo reveal

To leave openTo command someone to open

8. Dismantle

Opposite of mentalBlindness

To take apartTo carve out of wood

9. Divulge

To revealOpposite of bulge

Opposite of vulgarAn opening

10. Drip

To fallShed drops

MedicineA peculiar noise made by a bird

Cryptic

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH E

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Elastic

A big stickTo stick

Able to spring back into shapeAble to perform with a stick

2. Embrace

To hugTo be prepared

To command someone to braceTo come first in a race

3. Enhance

To winTo increase

MonkeyA gathering of people

4. Entail

RequireTo grow a tail

To exhaleTo tell a story

5. Erratic

To behave like a ratOdd behaviour

Pleasantries

6. Execute

To carry outTo find someone cute

Someone from your pastTo cut out

7. Exposure

To dress conservativelyTo lay open

To be double sureVery posh

8. Exclaim

To make a claimTo make excuses

To cry outAn old assertion

9. Exhale

A hail stormTo breathe out

To call someoneOld friend

10. Edible

The name of the bibleSomething that can be eaten

To dribble a ballTo entertain

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH F

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Fake

Not genuineAche all over

To take and then not returnA bigger cake

2. Futile

CollectionGreat utility

UselessCollection of tiles

3. Fluke

To lure someoneTo fire

To lurk aroundA stroke of fortune

4. Fundamental

To have a lot of fundsMentally challenged

To abuse someoneBasic

5. Fruitful

Full of fruitsSomething that is profitable

An assigned dutyA charge

6. Flimsy

Rivers and treesLight and insubstantial

Very lemonyDecorations

7. Future

Going to happenTo argue

A complex numberVery few in number

8. Famine

A big mineTo mimic

Small in sizeA shortage

9. Feather

A featureA strand of long hair

A complex choiceA big eater

10. Fascination

Five nationsTo sedate

Being interestedA false theory

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH G

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Gentle

To gents telling each other somethingKind nature

To hide somethingAn animal with a tail

2. Glare

Someone who lies oftenTo tell one someone

A light that goes on and offTo stare angrily

3. Growl

A low menacing soundA big owl

To roll aroundTo wrap around

4. Genius

To define usA genie

Exceptionally intelligentA new object

5. Gather

To attackGo there

A tool used to study the earthTo come together

6. Gusty

WindyStrong

CourageousFrom the abdomen

7. Gracious

A big plantApprehension

KindnessBeautiful

8. Gloat

Belonging to the goat familyTo get in a huge quantity

Something stickyEvil satisfaction

9. Gibberish

NonsenseIntellectual

An unheard languageA gimmick

10. Garnish

Very brightIn negligible quantity

To decorateBarn

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH H

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Humble

Group of bubblesModest

RushingTo exaggerate

2. Humour

AmusingTalk softly

InterestingCrude

3. Hideous

HideoutUgly

A gatheringInflated

4. Hindrance

A set of entrancesA trance

An obstacleRear part of an object

5. Humongous

EnormousVery stupid

Many human beingsMathematical unit

6. Hygiene

Human genesUltra thin jeans

Careful attention to cleanlinessA very carefully planned situation

7. Haggle

A tiny houseTo bargain

To get trickedTo block

8. Hostage

A big stageA familiar host

Someone kept as a prisonerAn old friend

9. Hurtle

An upright frameTo shoot violently

To move with great speedFear of water

10. Helm

Part of a dressTo surround tightly

To announcePosition of control

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH I

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Idle

LazyPerfect

Worship a godCarefree

2. Implicit

Put into effectBurst inward

ImpliedA big city

3. Indulge

SplurgeOf a dull nature

A kind of cropTo allow oneself special pleasure

4. Ingenious

Not geniusYoung and unsophisticated

Something uniqueVery clever

5. Intellect

To collect evidentGreat intellectual ability

A kind of softwareTo prohibit

6. Inhibit

Bite of a particular animalTo restrain

A kind of drugA bad habit

7. Irony

Hidden sarcasmMetallic compound

Something strongA kind of grass

8. Inevitable

Very vitalTo evict someone

A kind of tableUnavoidable

9. Intuition

To do with studiesTo know without reason

To think about oneselfAbuse

10. Immune

AnimalAn object in the sky

Very resistantA false notion

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH J

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Jeopardise

A paradeA kind of leopard

EndangerA paradise like situation

2. Jostle

To push against something or someoneA musical instrument

An amusement park rideFull of energy

3. Jabber

A collection of pinsTo chatter rapidly

A monkeyTo shiver in the cold

4. Jalapeno

A fruitA deadly disease

A very expensive pen companyA foreign word for laboratory

5. Jumble

To talk softlyTo mix up

A huge bubbleA crossing point

6. Jargon

GibberishA form of prayer

A very powerful gunA slogan

7. Jacuzzi

A form of danceA large bath system

To give excusesAcoustics in a room

8. Juxtapose

To disagree with someoneTo sit in one pose

To cry outTo place side by side

9. Juggernaut

A hail stormA crushing force

A tight knot that cannot be openedPerson who performs tricks

10. Jackass

A fruitA stupid person

To kick hardo entertain

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH K

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Kneel

Part of the human bodyTo go down on one knee

To clean thoroughlyTo deceive someone

2. Knotty

TangledVery mischievous

Very mischievousAn instrument

3. Kleptomaniac

Someone who is completely madA secret

Someone who has a strong desire to stealRefers to a degenerative problem

4. Knack

To knock someone outA hard hit to the body

A quick snackA special talent

5. Knave

To show kindnessTo burn someone

To be a part ofTo light a fire

6. Knead

A strong desireA device used to stitch

A requirementTo work with dough

7. Knuckle

Part where finger joins the handSensitive part of human body

To die a painful deathTo roam barefoot

8. Kite

A very tight ropeA bright object

A birdUnique fish

9. Kindred

Someones family and relationsA large figure

To be kindSomeone who hates kindness

10. Kindle

To show kindnessTo burn someone

To be a part ofTo light a fire

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH L

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Livid

Someone who has lived very longVery angry

Crystal clearBlack and white video

2. Loiter

To stand about idlyTo enter carefully

Difficult terrainTerrible weather

3. Lucrative

A very lucky personA healthy drink

A legal contractVery profitable

4. Labyrinth

An animalA maze

A feeling of disgustA bad ending

5. Lament

A very strong mintA desire

A diseaseTo express sorrow

6. Laconic

Very briefVery devious

Person of great importanceA financial crisis

7. Luxurious

Emitting lightIn great abundance

A distant landVery comfortable

8. Lull

An alleyA hideout

A calm momentUsed to control a ship

9. Lien

Female lionWithout restrain

A sensitive nerveA legal claim

10. Linguistic

Pertaining to languageA number of marine fishes

Angry toneA disguise

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH M

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Mediocre

Very ordinaryA kind of chair

Very harshUnique facts

2. Mischief

Chief of a group of femalesA chef who can cook all cuisines

To cause trouble but not in a serious wayTo plan a dangerous activity

3. Miscreant

To disappearWrongdoer

The creatorTo leave the place

4. Melancholy

Very brightTo feel amused

A red coloured fruitA feeling of gloom

5. Magnificent

To magnify tremendouslyRed coloured liquid

To glow profuselyVery impressive

6. Muster

A yellow coloured liquidTo gather

A strange smellTo feel tied up

7. Morbid

To bid someone goodbyeGiven to unhealthy thought

To bid heavilyTo threaten with dire consequences

8. Mundane

A strengthA big dog

Very ordinaryTo carve out of wood

9. Murmur

Indistinct soundA loud scream

A painful deathAn opening

10. Mutilate

Someone who is prone to being lateTo injure lastingly

To carve out of woodTo arrive extremely late

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH N

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Novelty

OriginalA newly released novel

A bad feelingTo feel ill

2. Nimble

To bite hardGreat utility

Quick in movementTo feel deprived of sensation

3. Nonplus

Opposite of plusSomeone bad at maths

A rare conditionAt loss

4. Nurture

A form of tortureTo tear apart violently

A strong hatred for someoneTo feed and take care of

5. Negligence

A bad habitFailure to take care

An assigned dutyAn accusation

6. Novice

Without bad habitsA beginner

Second in commandFluctuate

7. Nonchalance

A lack of concernTo argue without a point

A set of rightsTo cancel plans at the last moment

8. Nostrum

A part of the noseTo mimic

To play an instrument badlyA questionable medicine

9. Notch

To be very touchyA shaped cut in a surface

A complex choiceTo set a goal

10. Nullify

To grant pardonTo cheat and cause harm to someone in the process

Make invalidA false theory

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH O

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Obstinate

stubbornA difficult stunt

Eat in huge quantitiesA game

2. Obsolete

A special kind of soilTo let a prisoner go

No longer in useA tank

3. Ordeal

A deal benefitting only one partyOf a dull nature

An ancient agreementA difficult experience

4. Outrage

A tiny exitThe outer area

Something uniqueAnger and Shock

5. Ovation

A signalApplause

A kind of drugA bad habit

6. Oversee

SuperviseMiss something

Have an operationAnger

7. Obese

Very angryVery Overweight

Talkative personSadness

8. Oppression

Surgical procedure on the bodyCruel or Unjust treatment

High temperatureResignation from a job

9. Obedient

Person wearing a necklaceUpset

Unhygienic conditionsSomeone who accepts orders

10. Omission

Leaving something outBreak between a movie

CrueltyVacation

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH P

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Pacifist

A strong fistSomeone who is opposed to war

Willing to agreeA part of the pacific ocean

2. Pending

Something that has not been decided yetA unique pen holder

A bell that makes a unique soundTo ruin completely

3. Perceptive

To catch someoneA gun used to knock a person out

To have brilliant insightTo have a good ability to understand

4. Precarious

To be cautiousSomething not held in place properly

A very careful personA bad ending

5. Pungent

To be against malesA gentle male person

A cowardA sharp taste or smell

6. Paranoia

A mental conditionVery devious

To annoy someone to a great extentA metallic compound

7. Probe

To express doubtTo be unsure

Someone paranoidTo examine

8. Primate

A lot of foodTo overeat

A group of mammalsAn object used to control certain vehicles

9. Parody

A legal termTo equate

A sensitive issueTo imitate someone

10. Predecessor

One who precedes you in timeTo dress in a very ancient way

To follow someoneA disguise

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH Q

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Quintessential

A traitorImpractical idea

Very calm and composed in tough situationsIn a manner characteristic of a specific thing

2. Quicksilver

A bright form of silverMercury

To shineA glow

3. Quasi

SeeminglyVery comfortable

To squeezeA drink made of oranges

4. Quell

To join togetherAn inquiry

To suppressTo complain

5. Quest

To endTo begin

To findTo search

6. Quip

Object used to hit someoneTo shake out of fear

To complain incessantlyA witty remark

7. Quote

Horses foodTo copy out

A big lineA bungalow

8. Quack

Sound made by duckVery unusual

A pleasant smellTo the full capacity of something

9. Quarter

Unit of capacityTo divide into four equal parts

Used to measure X-raysUsed to measure an earthquake

10. Quilt

To feel scaredTo panic and hide

Warm bed coveringA shriek

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH R

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Relegate

Assign to a lower positionA very strong gate

A job not worthyUnique facts

2. Relent

To lend over and over againTo overcharge

To give inTo play with fire

3. Relish

To lick cleanTo enjoy

MomentoTo leave the place

4. Remission

Very forgetfulTo miss a lot

To plan a lotTemporary moderation

5. Riddle

To behave in a naughty mannerTo get rid of something

Very confusingTo pierce

6. Ruddy

A yellow coloured liquidReddish

RadishTo be rude

7. Rendezvous

A famous festivalA forgery of a famous art work

Meeting placeAn expensive piece of work

8. Rustic

Full of rustUnsophisticated

To breathe heavilyUnfair

9. Resolution

Determination and firmnessTo keep finding solutions

To not agree on any solutionEasy to dissolve

10. Respite

Someone with a bad habit to keep spittingReprieve

To divideDetest someone

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH S

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Stout

Happily marriedHeavy build

Stray or fall behindDroop forward

2. Stumble

Give thought toListen to someone closely

FallTo donate to charity

3. Sublime

Causing feelings of wondermentTo put lime in a beverage

To drink waterThe meaning of life

4. Subsidy

Under-secretaryGovernment office

Court of lawDirect financial aid by government

5. Statute

To behave in a naughty mannerTo get rid of something

Vey confusingWritten law

6. Salient

InsignificantForthright

FunnyProminent

7. Scorch

Cause anger in someoneWater-proof torch

SearPerson from foreign land

8. Sedentary

BusyTo travel frequen

To enjoy lifeSettled

9. Shudder

Food for sheepTo shake uncontrollably

To not know somethingAmessy fight

10. Supple

FlexibleLarge apple

UnhealthyDifficult to comprehend Answers

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH T

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Tantrum

Part of the human bodyUncontrolled outburst of a kind

A famous instrumentTo get a tan that is painful

2. Taunt

To provokeIn a strained manner go

Very repetitiveA boil

3. Thwart

Extreme pressureTo pull out with force

FrustrationA form of war

4. Tirade

To be very tiredA storm

HostilityExtended scolding

5. Torrent

Flowing rapidlySomeone in the business of renting

A strong manPart of the stomach

6. Transpire

To be in a delusional state of mindA speech that inspires

A strong emotional connectSomething that occurs

7. Tribunal

To cry excessivelyTo give everything away in tribute

A tribal way of livingCourt of justice

8. Terminate

Bring to an endIllegal

To die painful deathEntry point to an airport or railway station

9. Tinker

Someone who drinks a lotAs strong as a tank

An attempt to mendA person known for intellect

10. Tremendous

Very impressiveTo tremble violently

To mend for the third timeExpert mender

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH U

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Unique

Single in kindA single line

A liarAll together

2. Unkempt

To keep something carefully and then forgetOpposite of keep

Very dishevelledA serious heart condition

3. Uncouth

A hide outVery pleasant

To lurk aroundLacking sophisticationr

4. Underlying

Someone who lies a lotA lazy person

Very fundamentalPraise

5. Uniformity

ImmaculateSame all over

Very obviousPlace where uniforms are kept

6. Universal

Rivers and treesPresent everywhere

The opposite of somethingA single verse

7. Unabated

Without reduction in intensityTo argue

To lessen forceSuccumb

8. Upshot

To show upwardsVery successful

A dangerous chemicalThe final result

9. Underhand

To put one hand under anotherDone in a sly manner

A defensive moveTo hide using hands

10. Usage

To age togetherFossil fuel

Action of usingA false theory

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH V

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Vanguard

To guard the vanObject used for protection of a kind

At the forefront

2. Vivacious

Lively and animatedTo get married

To get caughtTo give negative vibes

3. Voluminous

A desire to be loudOccupying space

To increase the volumeTo keep the volume at a bare minimum

4. Validate

To verifyTo become better

To eat a lotTo meet someone new on a date

5. Vaporise

To vibrateCause to change into vapour

A bad smellTo rid a room of a smell

6. Vague

UnspecificTo find someone cute

To be double sureAn injection

7. Vacillate

To dress conservativelyTo be indecisive

To be double sureAn injection

8. Vernacular

To make claimTo make excuses

Spoken as mother tongueAn old assertion

9. Valor

very charmingImmense bravery

Of a great valuePersonal male attendant

10. Vestigial

A garmentHaving become functionless

To dribble a ballSomeone interested in jewellery

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH W

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Wanderer

Someone who knows how to use a wandTo talk nonsense

To hide somethingTo roam around leading an unsettled life

2. Weary

Someone who lies oftenTo get married

TiredTo give negative vibes

3. Whisky

An alcoholic drinkTo sniff around

Cat's hairVery vicious

4. Wither

To go along with someoneTo become shrivelled

Exceptionally intelligentA humorous twist

5. Whimsy

An alcoholic drinkTo sob

To come lastFanciful behaviour

6. Wily

CleverMoving sea water

FrequencyTo say goodbye

7. Waggle

A big plantApprehension

To move up and downBeautiful

8. Wry

Dry humourTo move up and down

To get in a huge quantityEvil satisfaction

9. Wring

To wear around one's fingerThe sound of the doorbell

To squeeze and twistTo roam around freely

10. Wretch

Unhappy personTo pull or twist suddenly

To clench one's teethTo hit someone hard

VOCABULARY EXERCISE - ENGLISH WORDS STARTING WITH XYZ

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Xerox

Animal found in AfricaA kind of spice

A rare diseaseTo copy a document by a process

2. Xylophone

A musical instrumentA desire to inflict pain

A hormoneName of the first phone

3. Zilch

To know a lotArrogant person

A person who has run away from homeNothing

4. Xenophobia

Fear of animalsA molecule

Hatred or fear of foreigners and strangersTo know very little

5. Zeal

An eagleA type of eel

A gentle breezeVery eager enthusiasm

6. Zenith

The highest pointA locomotive

To know nothingAbsurdity

7. Zest

Great enthusiasmA bad day

A terrible occurrenceA slang term

8. Zap

To tap someone repeatedlyA zombie

To Knock someone out with a blunt objectTo destroy

9. Yeast

A fat manCelebration

A microscopic fungusTo eat hurriedly

10. Yatch

An incident at seaA martial art

A medium sized boatA peculiar noise made by a bird