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What does the word 'tangible' mean?
Something that can be seen and touched
What is the meaning of the word 'indignantly'?
With deep offense or anger
What is a 'mentor'?
A person who is teaching someone
What does the word 'consternation' mean?
A feeling of great fear or alarm
What is the meaning of the word 'gilded'?
Covered with a thin layer of gold
Study Notes
Vocabulary Quiz
- Tangible: capable of being touched or felt
- Nickered: not a commonly used word, possibly a mistake or typo
- Inconsolable: unable to be comforted or consoled
- Surrogate: a person or thing that takes the place of another
- Indignantly: feeling or showing great anger or resentment
- Ambled: walked slowly and leisurely
- Mentor: an experienced person who advises and guides
- Prodigy: a person, especially a young one, who shows great talent or genius
- Degradation: the process of becoming worse or losing value
- Deluge: a large amount of rain or flood
- Consternation: a feeling of deep anxiety or dismay
- Condolences: expressions of sympathy or sorrow
- Glowering: looking at someone or something with a scowl or anger
- Audible: able to be heard
- Bewildered: feeling confused or disoriented
- Perpetuated: continued or kept going
- Aloft: high up in the air
- Torment: severe physical or mental suffering
- Affirmative: expressing or indicating agreement or confirmation
- Declension: a downward slope or decline
- Cursory: quick and casual, lacking thoroughness
- Gravitated: moved or was attracted towards something
- Futile: having no chance of success
- Plumbed: measured the depth of something
- Hybrid: a mixture or combination of different things
- Metaphor: a figure of speech comparing two unlike things
- Preclude: to prevent something from happening
- Gilded: covered with a thin layer of gold
- Universal: applicable or relevant to all
- Designator: a person or thing that designates or assigns
- Relative: connected or associated with something or someone
Test your vocabulary skills with this challenging quiz featuring 25 uncommon English words. From 'tangible' to 'relative', see how well you can define and use these words in context. Improve your language skills and learn new words to enhance your communication.
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