Questões de Concurso sobre Vocabulário

Choose the alternative that presents the words and punctuations correctly organized in the sentence.

Choose the correct definition of the word relentless.

The word “creek” in the sentence “To get to one campsite, we hiked for a mile in a flooded creek, balancing on floating logs.” (para. 3) means:

Another way of saying “It may not be a high-tech device, but the suggestion box has probably done a lot to boost corporate efficiency” is

Choose the alternative that best completes the following sentence: “Mary thought the pie was _______ tasty, so she ordered another slice”.

Check the alternative that CORRECTLY fills the gaps in the text:

Choose the only alternative in which all the words start with a silent letter:

Qual dessas palavras não está escrita em inglês:

The phrase “better suited to” (second paragraph) means more able to meet the requirements of.

In Vidal’s opinion, Joe Alsop was not likeable.

The expansion of the trade network designed by the Portuguese was enabled by the range of technical solutions they offered, rather than by the nature of the products transacted.

In line 15, the word “patchwork” conveys the idea of a seamless system of regional markets.

In line 45, the expression “the lesser evil” indicates that the Portuguese were not perceived by the Chinese as much of a threat as were East Asian pirates.

Without changes in its meaning, the segment “The purpose of the demonstration was to show how communication technology could be used to assist the work of an audiologist in new and exciting ways” (lines from 20 to 22) can be correctly rewritten as To show how communication technology must be used to help the job of an audiologist in new and exciting ways is the purpose of the demonstration.

In the sentences “There has been considerable interest in the field of tele-health or e-health.” (lines 8 and 9) and “Although teleaudiology is still considered primarily for underserved populations, it is becoming more common.” (lines 27 and 28) the words “considerable” and “considered” can be used interchangeably within the sentences.

Consider the sentences below.

I.What´s the______of it?

II.Nobody can ______what he says.

III.He had ______ delicious food.

Choose the option that best matches the brackets.

The verb “infuriate” (line 9) cannot be correctly substituted by the verb annoy, since they have distinct meanings.

In the fragment of paragraph 5 “the heaviest air conditioning use”, the term heaviest could be replaced, with no change in meaning, by

Which phrasal verb completes the text below correctly?

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Cargo ship carrying Porsches and Bentleys is burning and adrift at sea

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A fire ___ Wednesday morning on the Felicity Ace, a ship about 650 feet long, near Portugal's Azores lslands, according to the Portuguese navy. The ship had departed from Emden, Germany, on Feb. 10 and was scheduled to arrive in Davisville, R.I., next week, according to a ship tracking website.

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(Adapted from https:://www”www.washingtonpost.com/)

The alternative which presents only clothes is: