IELTS Vocabulary — Group 8 — Quiz

1. Which definition matches Scrutinize? To officially approve or authorize an action -- confusingly, the related noun can also mean a penalty imposed for breaking a rule. To examine something very closely and critically. Happening naturally and suddenly, without being planned in advance. Standing out as the most noticeable or important feature of something.

2. Which definition matches Renowned? To stop yourself from doing something, especially something you feel tempted to do. Inclined to stay quiet and keep one's thoughts, feelings, or plans to oneself. Famous and widely respected for a particular skill or achievement. Extremely careful and thorough about doing what is right, down to the smallest detail.

3. Which definition matches Sparse? Extremely careful and thorough about doing what is right, down to the smallest detail. Inclined to stay quiet and keep one's thoughts, feelings, or plans to oneself. Thinly scattered or distributed, with only a small amount present. Able to recover quickly from difficulty, damage, or hardship.

4. Which definition matches Reputable? An indirect and often unwelcome consequence of an action that may only appear later. Extremely thorough, strict, and demanding in method or standards. Inclined to stay quiet and keep one's thoughts, feelings, or plans to oneself. Having a good reputation and generally considered trustworthy.

5. Which definition matches Resilient? Able to recover quickly from difficulty, damage, or hardship. Extremely thorough, strict, and demanding in method or standards. To form a guess or theory about something without having complete information. Continuing with great intensity and refusing to stop, slow down, or ease up.

6. Which definition matches Salient? Standing out as the most noticeable or important feature of something. Inclined to stay quiet and keep one's thoughts, feelings, or plans to oneself. Extremely thorough, strict, and demanding in method or standards. To prove that a statement or argument is false or mistaken by using evidence or logic.

7. Which definition matches Scrupulous? Famous and widely respected for a particular skill or achievement. Basic, undeveloped, or existing only in an early, simple form. Happening naturally and suddenly, without being planned in advance. Extremely careful and thorough about doing what is right, down to the smallest detail.

8. Which definition matches Sanction? To form a guess or theory about something without having complete information. Not growing, changing, or moving; stuck in the same state for too long. Happening naturally and suddenly, without being planned in advance. To officially approve or authorize an action -- confusingly, the related noun can also mean a penalty imposed for breaking a rule.

9. Which definition matches Sporadic? Continuing with great intensity and refusing to stop, slow down, or ease up. To say something again, usually to add emphasis or make sure it is understood. Inclined to stay quiet and keep one's thoughts, feelings, or plans to oneself. Happening occasionally and at irregular intervals rather than continuously.

10. Which definition matches Reticent? Inclined to stay quiet and keep one's thoughts, feelings, or plans to oneself. An indirect and often unwelcome consequence of an action that may only appear later. Basic, undeveloped, or existing only in an early, simple form. Able to recover quickly from difficulty, damage, or hardship.