Advanced Vocabulary Definitions Quiz

Word Meanings and Definitions

• Abstruse: Difficult to understand; obscure
• Abject: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or degrading
• Adamant: Refusing to change one's mind; unyielding
• Adept: Highly skilled or proficient
• Adroit: Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
• Aesthetic: Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
• Affable: Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to
• Affluent: Having an abundance of wealth or resources
• Agile: Able to move quickly and easily
• Allusive: Characterized by indirect references
• Altruistic: Showing selfless concern for the well-being of others
• Ambiguous: Open to more than one interpretation; unclear
• Ambivalent: Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something
• Amiable: Having a pleasant and friendly disposition
• Anachronistic: Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed
• Ancillary: Providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation
• Anomalous: Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
• Antiquated: Outdated or old-fashioned
• Apathetic: Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
• Arcane: Understood by few; mysterious or secret
• Ardent: Enthusiastic or passionate
• Arduous: Requiring great effort; difficult and tiring
• Astute: Having the ability to accurately assess situations or people; shrewd
• Audacious: Showing a willingness to take bold risks
• Austere: Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance
• Avaricious: Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain