English Vocabulary Quiz

Nothing could ever abash him.
		(A)	Please
		(B)	Delight
		(C)	Embarrass
		(D)	Infuriate
2.		The doctor gave him some medicine to abate his pain.
		(A)	Increase
		(B)	Reduce
		(C)	Augment
		(D)	Revive
3.		The king abdicated the throne in order to marry a commoner.
		(A)	Grabbed
		(B)	Usurped
		(C)	Abandoned
		(D)	Retained
4.		A rich kid was abducted yesterday.
		(A)	Rescued
		(B)	Kidnapped
		(C)	Killed
		(D)	Betrayed
5.		The young man stole the money in a moment of aberration.
		(A)	Deviation
		(B)	Conformity
		(C)	Anecdote
		(D)	Sanity
6.		We abhor a traitor.
		(A)	Admire
		(B)	Scorn
		(C)	Respect
		(D)	Revere
7.		A good citizen abides by the law.
		(A)	Violates
		(B)	Removes
		(C)	Shifts
		(D)	Adheres to
8.		We don't force anyone to abjure his religion.
		(A)	Adopt
		(B)	Give up
		(C)	Cherish
		(D)	Abduct
9.		Grace has abominable taste in clothes.
		(A)	Graceful
		(B)	Detestable
		(C)	Delightful
		(D)	Classy
10.		His garden abounds with beautiful flowers.
		(A)	Teems with
		(B)	Lacks
		(C)	Abhors
		(D)	Abdicates
Answers 1C   2B   3C   4B   5A   6B   7D   8B   9B   10A