Vocabulary – Axelsson Academy

Instructions

This vocabulary quiz is based on the “Street Markets” quiz. Mark the best alternative: A, B, C, or D.

QUIZ

1. barrow A) a strong feeling of disliking someone or something B) a vehicle moved by a person from which fruit and vegetables, etc. are sold at the side of a road C) worried because you think something bad might happen D) the right to stay in a country, given by a government to protect someone who has escaped from their own country

2. clergy A) another word for a poet B) the grounds and buildings of a university or college C) the official leaders of religious activities in organized religions, such as priests D) honest and direct, even when the truth is not pleasant

3. cul-de-sac A) another word for a coffin (for a dead person) B) a room in a factory, school, or hospital where cheap meals are served C) a short road that is blocked off at one end D) someone who cheats people by claiming to have special knowledge or abilities

4. dejected A) unhappy, disappointed, or without hope B) secret and often illegal C) the use of force or threats to make someone do something D) connected with thinking or conscious mental processes

5. designate A) to make the same journey regularly between work and home B) the ability to understand something C) including many details or aspects of something D) to say officially that a place or thing has a particular character or purpose

6. glum A) disappointed or unhappy, and quiet B) something that must be done because of a rule or law C) short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words D) treating someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them

7. grant A) an apartment in a building in which each apartment is individually owned B) hidden or secret C) dishonest behaviour that is intended to trick someone D) to give someone something or allow them to have something that they have asked for

8. ideological A) the way that something will appear if you make no other choice, especially on a computer B) talking or thinking in a confused way because you are ill C) a political leader who tries to influence people by making emotional speeches D) based on or relating to a particular set of ideas or beliefs

9. lounging A) to criticise something strongly B) to become worse C) to stand or sit in a relaxed way D) to eat up greedily

10. nuisance A) something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you B) respect that other people have for you or that you have for yourself C) to move away from the main subject and to write or talk about something else D) the state of not agreeing or sharing opinions

11. obstruction A) behaviour or actions that prevent something from happening or working correctly B) to get rid of a system or organisation, usually over a period of time C) to refuse to accept that something might be true or important D) to avoid being hit by something by moving quickly to one side

12. permit A) to allow something to happen, especially by an official decision, rule, or law B) someone whose job is to be in charge of a newspaper or magazine C) to give people social or political freedom and rights D) to try to be like someone or something else, usually because you admire them

13. persecution A) a moment when you suddenly feel that you understand something important to you B) to gradually damage the surface or rock or land so that it begins to disappear C) unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs D) very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with

14. prejudice A) the murder of a large number of people belonging to a particular race B) a feeling of excitement and happiness that often includes pleasure at someone else's bad luck C) done in a way that does not seem to be carefully planned or organised D) an unfair opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough knowledge

15. prevent A) a situation in which there is a lot of damage or destruction B) to stop something from happening or someone from doing something C) a person who lives alone and apart from the rest of society D) on the other hand; by contrast

16. prosecute A) to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a law court B) a person who claims to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaves in a way that shows they are not sincere C) something that encourages a person to do something D) a person who pretends to be someone else in order to trick others

17. reduce A) expressing yourself in a way that is not clear B) not easily seen or not attracting attention C) a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime D) to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price

18. revoke A) naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place B) to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect C) something that is certain to happen and cannot be prevented D) something that is dangerous because it seems to be harmless but in fact causes harm or damage

19. stall A) to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do B) the process of examining a crime, especially to discover the truth C) a large table with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place D) a subject that people discuss or argue about, especially relating to society, politics, etc

20. wasp A) a style of writing or printing in which the letters lean to the right B) a toy that flies in the air while you hold it by a long string C) an animal that is born from its mother's body, not from an egg, and drinks its mother's milk as a baby D) a thin black and yellow flying insect that can sting you