{"id":4296,"date":"2012-01-11T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T04:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/ingles\/?p=4296"},"modified":"2012-01-11T00:00:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-11T04:00:05","slug":"advanced-vocabulary-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/ingles\/2012\/01\/11\/advanced-vocabulary-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Teste seu vocabul\u00e1rio avan\u00e7ado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Hey, there!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">What do you say we test your advance vocabulary with this quick test?The answers will be online tomorrow, ok?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1.\t\u201cBundle up,\u201d said Aunt Margaret. \u201cI don\u2019t want you getting sick and coming down with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ammonia<\/span>.\u201d The underlined word is a(n)<br \/>\na.\tmalapropism.<br \/>\nb.\tsolecism.<br \/>\nc.\toxymoron.<br \/>\nd.\tharangue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">2.\tJack pleaded, \u201cCan I go on the rollercoaster one more time, Mom? Please? I really, really want to. Pretty please? I\u2019ll do extra chores this week. Please?\u201d This little boy is<br \/>\na.\tgainsaying his mother.<br \/>\nb.\timportuning his mother.<br \/>\nc.\tdisparaging his mother.<br \/>\nd.\tcensuring his mother.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">3.\t\u201cYou are hopeless! I cannot believe your files are in such disorder,\u201d the irritable supervisor shouted. This remark is<br \/>\na.\teffusive.<br \/>\nb.\tsententious.<br \/>\nc.\tbombastic.<br \/>\nd.\topprobrious.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">4.\t\u201cCome on, Mom! You\u2019re not being fair! Why can\u2019t I stay out until midnight just like my friends? I\u2019m old enough,\u201d stated Marissa emphatically. This teenager is<br \/>\na.\tremonstrating her mother.<br \/>\nb.\timportuning her mother.<br \/>\nc.\tgainsaying her mother.<br \/>\nd.\tbeing sententious.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">5.\t\u201cOh, wow! I just can\u2019t believe it! I\u2019m so excited! This is the best thing ever! I am very, very happy,\u201d the new homeowner declared. This remark is<br \/>\na.\tbombastic.<br \/>\nb.\teloquent.<br \/>\nc.\teffusive.<br \/>\nd.\tsardonic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">6.\tThe cranky old coach yelled, \u201cYou call that a pitch? I\u2019ve seen rookies with better aim.\u201d This remark is<br \/>\na.\tderisive.<br \/>\nb.\tsententious.<br \/>\nc.\tvoluble.<br \/>\nd.\teffusive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">7.\t\u201cWe\u2019d only just met the host when Kenny told her that her house desperately needed a makeover,\u201d Janine said. \u201cI was so embarrassed!\u201d<br \/>\nKenny\u2019s comment was a(n)<br \/>\na.\tmalapropism.<br \/>\nb.\tsolecism.<br \/>\nc.\toxymoron.<br \/>\nd.\tplatitude.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">8.\t\u201cWell, son, I\u2019ve got news for you: You win some, you lose some. Besides, it\u2019s not whether you win or lose that counts. It\u2019s how you play the game,\u201d my old-fashioned dad said. This remark is<br \/>\na.\tsententious.<br \/>\nb.\tsardonic.<br \/>\nc.\teloquent.<br \/>\nd.\tderisive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">9.   \u201cThey\u2019ve labeled the poster an authentic reproduction,\u201d the antique dealer said. \u201cThat\u2019s like calling a book on the bestseller list a new classic.\u201d The underlined words are examples of a(n)<br \/>\na.\tmalapropism.<br \/>\nb.\toxymoron.<br \/>\nc.\tplatitude.<br \/>\nd.\trepartee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">10.   \u201cNo, that\u2019s not how it happened,\u201d the honor student said. \u201cJulianna is lying. Winston didn\u2019t steal her idea; she took it from him.\u201d This speaker is<br \/>\na.\tcensuring.<br \/>\nb.\tdisparaging.<br \/>\nc.\tgainsaying.<br \/>\nd.\tmincing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, there! What do you say we test your advance vocabulary with this quick test?The answers will be online tomorrow, ok? 1. \u201cBundle up,\u201d said Aunt Margaret. \u201cI don\u2019t want you getting sick and coming down with ammonia.\u201d The underlined word is a(n) a. malapropism. b. solecism. c. oxymoron. d. harangue. 2. 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