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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The Voynich Manuscript

Answer all 5 questions in a test, then press Check answers. Tap See explanation under any question to see why — in 🇬🇧 English, 🇺🇿 Uzbek and 🇷🇺 Russian.

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Test A · Questions 1–5

Meaning Match

Choose the correct meaning
1An unprepossessing manuscript looks…

🇬🇧Unprepossessing = unimpressive. (unprepossessing: not attractive or impressive in appearance)

🇺🇿Ko‘rimsiz. unprepossessing — ko‘rimsiz.

🇷🇺Невзрачный. unprepossessing — невзрачный.

2Esoteric knowledge is known by…

🇬🇧Esoteric = obscure. (esoteric: known or understood by only a few people)

🇺🇿Faqat ozchilikka. esoteric — sirli, faqat tanlanganlarga ma’lum.

🇷🇺Немногим. esoteric — эзотерический.

3A plausible explanation is…

🇬🇧Plausible = believable. (plausible: seeming likely to be true)

🇺🇿Ishonchli. plausible — ishonchli, ehtimolli.

🇷🇺Правдоподобное. plausible — правдоподобный.

4A hoax is…

🇬🇧Hoax = trick. (hoax: a trick to make people believe something false)

🇺🇿Aldov. hoax — yolg‘on, aldov.

🇷🇺Мистификация. hoax — мистификация.

5Feasible means…

🇬🇧Feasible = possible. (feasible: possible and practical to do)

🇺🇿Mumkin. feasible — amalga oshirsa bo‘ladigan.

🇷🇺Осуществимо. feasible — осуществимый.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadThe manuscript’s drawings (6) esoteric knowledge. Newbold fell victim to wishful thinking, and the text continued to (7) the experts. Friedman’s (8) was an artificial language. Rugg showed a (9) was (10) in a few months.
Word bankhypothesiscipherfeasibledefyhoaxhint atgenuine
6Gap (6): The drawings ______ esoteric knowledge.

🇬🇧Hint at. (hint at: to suggest something indirectly)

🇺🇿Hint at. hint at — ishora qilmoq.

🇷🇺Hint at. hint at — намекать на.

7Gap (7): …continued to ______ the experts.

🇬🇧Verb: defy. (defy: to be impossible to explain or achieve; to refuse to obey)

🇺🇿Defy. defy — bo‘ysunmaslik; tushuntirib bo‘lmaslik.

🇷🇺Defy. defy — не поддаваться.

8Gap (8): Friedman’s ______ was an artificial language.

🇬🇧Noun: hypothesis. (hypothesis: an idea that has not yet been proven)

🇺🇿Hypothesis. hypothesis — gipoteza, faraz.

🇷🇺Hypothesis. hypothesis — гипотеза.

9Gap (9): Rugg showed a ______…

🇬🇧Noun: hoax. (hoax: a trick to make people believe something false)

🇺🇿Hoax. hoax — yolg‘on, aldov.

🇷🇺Hoax. hoax — мистификация.

10Gap (10): …was ______ in a few months.

🇬🇧Adjective: feasible. (feasible: possible and practical to do)

🇺🇿Feasible. feasible — amalga oshirsa bo‘ladigan.

🇷🇺Feasible. feasible — осуществимый.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Newbold had fallen victim ___ wishful thinking.

🇬🇧Fall victim to. (fall victim to: to be harmed or deceived by something)

🇺🇿Victim to. fall victim to — … qurboni bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Victim to. fall victim to — стать жертвой.

12This cast doubt ___ the claims.

🇬🇧Cast doubt on. (cast doubt on: to make something seem less certain or true)

🇺🇿Doubt on. cast doubt on — shubha uyg‘otmoq.

🇷🇺Doubt on. cast doubt on — ставить под сомнение.

13Bacon was famed ___ his knowledge.

🇬🇧Famed for. (famed (for): famous)

🇺🇿Famed for. famed (for) — mashhur.

🇷🇺Famed for. famed (for) — знаменитый.

14Websites are devoted ___ the manuscript.

🇬🇧Devoted to. (devoted to: used only for a particular purpose)

🇺🇿Devoted to. devoted to — … ga bag‘ishlangan.

🇷🇺Devoted to. devoted to — посвящённый.

15It is kept ___ lock and key.

🇬🇧Under lock and key.

🇺🇿Under.

🇷🇺Under.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankrealpossiblehidebelievablecodepuzzling
16plausible (the most plausible resolution)

🇬🇧Plausible = believable. (plausible: seeming likely to be true)

🇺🇿plausible — ishonchli, ehtimolli.

🇷🇺plausible — правдоподобный.

17conceal (concealed a real language)

🇬🇧Conceal = hide. (conceal: to hide something)

🇺🇿conceal — yashirmoq.

🇷🇺conceal — скрывать.

18cipher (the cipher system)

🇬🇧Cipher = code. (cipher: a system of secret writing; a code)

🇺🇿cipher — shifr.

🇷🇺cipher — шифр.

19perplexing (insights have been perplexing)

🇬🇧Perplexing = puzzling. (perplexing: confusing and difficult to understand)

🇺🇿perplexing — chalkash, tushunarsiz.

🇷🇺perplexing — озадачивающий.

20genuine (genuine words)

🇬🇧Genuine = real. ‘Possible’ matches feasible. (genuine: real; not false)

🇺🇿genuine — haqiqiy.

🇷🇺genuine — подлинный.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21a host of

🇬🇧a host of + plural noun. (a host of: a large number of)

🇺🇿a host of. a host of — juda ko‘p.

🇷🇺a host of. a host of — множество.

22defy

🇬🇧Transitive: defy sth. (defy: to be impossible to explain or achieve; to refuse to obey)

🇺🇿defy sth. defy — bo‘ysunmaslik; tushuntirib bo‘lmaslik.

🇷🇺defy sth. defy — не поддаваться.

23beg to differ

🇬🇧Fixed idiom: I beg to differ.

🇺🇿Idioma.

🇷🇺Идиома.

24hint

🇬🇧hint at sth. (hint at: to suggest something indirectly)

🇺🇿hint at. hint at — ishora qilmoq.

🇷🇺hint at. hint at — намекать на.

25hypothesis

🇬🇧Plural: hypotheses.

🇺🇿Ko‘plik: hypotheses.

🇷🇺Мн. ч.: hypotheses.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 munozarali · 🇷🇺 спорный

🇬🇧Controversial. (controversial: causing a lot of disagreement)

🇺🇿controversial — munozarali.

🇷🇺controversial — спорный.

27🇺🇿 paradoks · 🇷🇺 парадокс

🇬🇧Paradox. (paradox: a situation with two opposite features that seems impossible)

🇺🇿paradox — paradoks.

🇷🇺paradox — парадокс.

28🇺🇿 havaskor · 🇷🇺 дилетант

🇬🇧Dabbler. (dabbler: someone who does something only casually, not seriously)

🇺🇿dabbler — havaskor.

🇷🇺dabbler — дилетант.

29🇺🇿 xomxayol · 🇷🇺 принятие желаемого за действительное

🇬🇧Wishful thinking. (wishful thinking: believing something is true because you want it to be)

🇺🇿wishful thinking — xomxayol.

🇷🇺wishful thinking — принятие желаемого за действительное.

30🇺🇿 yashirmoq · 🇷🇺 скрывать

🇬🇧Conceal. (conceal: to hide something)

🇺🇿conceal — yashirmoq.

🇷🇺conceal — скрывать.