English Vocabulary Test

Threadbare

(of clothing) becoming thin and tattered with age

Glint

Give out or reflect small flashes of light.

Exasperated

Intensely irritated and frustrated

Coaxed  

Gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something.

Brobdingnags

Giants who inhabit a fictional land in the stories of "Gulliver's travels” by John Swift

Gaguin

"Gauguin" most commonly refers to Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin, a French post-impressionist painter known for his bold use of color and symbolic style

ingratiates

bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.

Translucent

“(of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semitransparent.”

contiguous

sharing a common border; touching.

tumultuous

making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.

arteriosclerosis

he hardening and stiffening of the arteries, often caused by the buildup of fatty, lipid-rich deposits, known as plaque, along the artery walls

Toreador

A bullfighter

Subterfuge

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.

Obtusness

The quality of being slow to understand or insensitive

Perspire

Give out sweat through the pores of the skin as a result of heat, physical exertion, or stress.

Optometrist

A person who practices optometry

• Optometry is the practice or profession of examining the eyes for visual defects and prescribing contact lenses.

Restorative

having the ability to restore health, strength, or a feeling of well-being

Paunch

a large or protruding abdomen or stomach

Adornment

Something that decorates;with the intent of enhancing beauty or status

Inordinately

disproportionately excessive or unrestrained

Inveigle 

persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery

Petulantly

acting in a way that shows sudden, impatient irritation, especially over a minor annoyance, similar to a childish and sulky temper

Concomitant

Something that will stick with or accompany you

 Louse

A slang term which means to ruin or mess something up

extricate

Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
For example, fire fighters extricate a passenger from a crashed car.

miniscule

Extremely small; tiny.

• Informal definition: so small as to be negligible or insufficient.