English Vocabulary Blackbook Phrases Quiz

Vocabulary Building

• Panacea refers to a solution for all difficulties or diseases.
• Contemporary means belonging to the same time or age as another person or thing.
• Obsolete refers to something that is no longer in use.
• Epitaph is an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the person who has died.
• Inevitable refers to something that cannot be avoided or is certain to happen.
• Stoic is a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
• Ambidextrous refers to a person who is able to use their left and right hands equally well.
• Aviary is a place where birds are kept.
• Incorrigible refers to a person who cannot be corrected or reformed.
• Omniscient means all-knowing or having complete knowledge.
• Cartographer is a person who draws or makes maps.
• Illegible refers to handwriting that is difficult or impossible to read.
• Infallible refers to a person who cannot make mistakes.
• Utopia is an imagined society where everything is perfect and everyone is happy, a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions.
• Altruist is someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human wellbeing.
• Amateur is a person who plays for pleasure rather than as a profession or a person who is neither well-experienced nor professional in a particular activity.
• Chauffeur is a person employed to drive a private or hired car.