Make Choice Of The Concise Meaning In Each Word Usage

Temporize, delay, defer, tarry, balk, hedge, stall, procrastinate, equivocate, prevaricate

 

1. Temporize means:

1. a.      Cause trouble
2. b.      Put off to meet a circumstance
3. c.       Extend further
4. d.      Build solidly

2. Delay means:

1. a.      Distort intentionally
2. b.      Roar up swiftly
3. c.       Make slower than expected
4. Console mildly

3. Defer means:

1. a.      Put off to face up to opposition
2. b.      Break off connection
3. c.       Hold up to assault
4. d.      Bring out failure

4. Tarry means:

1. a.      Be late due to lingering
2. b.      Be tardy in intention
3. c.       Remain working in effort
4. d.      All are correct

5. Balk means:

1. a.      Ready to go with
2. b.      Slow to go with
3. c.       Hesitant to accept
4. d.      Sure to get along

6. Hedge means:

1. a.      Go on in defense
2. b.      Go back in retreat
3. c.       Go along in urgency
4. d.      Go up to the highest

7. Stall means:

1. a.      Stop for an obstacle
2. b.      Withstand against trouble
3. c.       Make no progress by accident
4. d.      All are correct

8. Procrastinate means:

1. a.      Be late to meeting a chance
2. b.      Be slow to deal with
3. c.       Be tardy to go on
4. d.      All are correct

9. Equivocate means:

1. a.      Avoid duty by malingering
2. b.      Escape a failure by leaving
3. c.       Shun the truth in intention
4. d.      Avert a project by withdrawal

10. Prevaricate means:

a. Evade in speaking

b. Not answering directly

c. Misleading in expression

d. All are correct

 

ANSWERS: 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. d 5.c  6. a 7. d 8. a 9. c 10. d

   

Eulogize, panegyrize, lionize, idolize, praise, extol, exalt, laud, applaud, compliment, commend

 

1. Eulogize means:

1. Preach highly in speech
2. Praise highly in speech
3. Preserve safely in cache
4. Promise quickly in recession

2. Panegyrize means:

1. Speak in praise
2. Write in praise
3. State in praise
4. All are correct

3. Lionize means:

1. Give a lot of praise
2. Give a lot of support
3. Give a lot of public attention
4. Give a lot of irony

4. Praise

1. Ensure safety
2. Expire on time
3. Express admiration
4. Extend so far

5. Extol means:

1. Praise enthusiastically
2. Give so much approval
3. Raise higher words of praise
4. All are correct

6. Exalt means:

1. Praise in exaggeration
2. Give boastful words of praise
3. Praise to the skies
4. All are correct

7. Laud means:
   1. Praise in mass media
   2. Praise in public manner
   3. Praise in public context
   4. All are correct
8. Applaud means:
   1. Give praise by singing
   2. Give praise by writing
   3. Give praise by speaking
   4. Give praise by clapping
9. Compliment means:
   1. Give respectful recognition
   2. Give high approval
   3. Give serious statement
   4. Give so high admiration
10. Commend means:
    1. Praise officially
    2. Praise secretly
    3. Praise zealously
    4. Praise boastfully