Travel Vocabulary Quiz

Vocabulary List

• YOUTH HOSTEL: A place for short-term stays, especially for young travelers. Synonyms include hotel, lodging, guesthouse.

• EXCURSION: A short journey, often for pleasure, typically with a group. Synonyms include journey, trip, junket.

• CUSTOMS (OFFICIAL): The location at ports, airports, or borders where travelers' belongings are inspected for illegal goods. Synonyms include import, tariff, toll.

• LAYOVER: A short stay at a place during a longer journey. Synonym: stopover. Antonym: continuation.

• CUSTOMS (GENERAL): Taxes paid to the government on goods transported between countries.

• STAYCATION: A holiday taken at home or nearby, rather than traveling. Antonym: peregrination, trip.

• DUTY-FREE: Goods bought in special shops (airports, ships, etc.) without government taxes. Synonym: toll-free. Antonym: tax-burdened.

• AMENITIES: Features (e.g., swimming pool, shopping center) designed to enhance comfort in a place like a town or hotel. Synonym: lavatory.

• HILLY: Having many hills. Synonyms include mountainous, craggy. Antonym: smooth; flat.

• TRANQUIL: Calm, peaceful, and free of noise, violence, or worry. Synonyms include calm, serene. Antonym: agitated, noisy.

• JAGGED: Rough with sharp points. Synonyms include rough, uneven. Antonym: soft, round.

• ABUNDANT: More than enough. Synonym: plentiful. Antonym: not enough.

• PICTURESQUE: Attractive in an old-fashioned way. Synonyms include vivid, scenic. Antonym: hideous, ugly.

• COBBLED: Made of round stones. Synonyms include paved, retreaded.

• UNDULATING: Having a continuous up-and-down shape or movement, like waves. Synonyms include wavy, rippling. Antonym: even, flat.

• DERELICT: Places or buildings not cared for and in a bad condition. Synonyms include abandoned, neglected. Antonym: new, owned.

• BUSTLING: Full of busy activity. Synonyms include busy, lively, active. Antonym: quiet.

• DREARY: Boring and unhappy. Synonym: boring. Antonym: exciting.

• DESOLATE: Empty, unattractive, and unpleasant, with no people or pleasant things. Synonym: forlorn.

• OUTLYING AREAS: Locations far from a city, town, or other central area. Synonyms include countryside, provinces. Antonym: urban, capital.

• RUSTIC: Simple and often rough in appearance, typical of the countryside. Synonyms include rural, pastoral, countrified. Antonym: urban.

• PASTORAL: About nature, far from a town. Synonyms include rustic, bucolic, rural, countryside. Antonym: urban, metropolitan, agitated.

• PALATIAL: Relating to or resembling a palace. Synonym: sumptuous, luxurious, opulent. Antonym: small, frugal.

• BOUNDLESS: Having no limits; vast. Synonyms include infinite, vast, unlimited. Antonym: restricted, bounded, definite.

• COLOSSAL: Extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree. Synonyms include gigantic, huge. Antonym: small, tiny, little.

• IMMENSE: Very great, vast; huge. Synonym: extensive. Antonym: tiny.

• ELEPHANTINE: Relating to or resembling an elephant, huge. Synonym: huge. Antonym: little.

• GIORMOUS: Extremely large; huge. Synonym: massive. Antonym: diminutive.

• VAST: Very great in area or extent; immense. Synonyms include stupendous, colossal, gigantic. Antonym: small.

• IMMEASURABLE: Incapable of being measured. Synonym: limitless. Antonym: limited.

• EXUBERANT: Abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous. Synonyms include cheerful, lively. Antonym: low-spirited.

• IMMAMULATE: Free from spots or stains; spotless. Synonyms include spotless, clean, perfect. Antonym: dirty, imperfect.

• PROSPEROUS: Having financial success or good fortune; flourishing. Synonyms include flourishing, wealthy. Antonym: poor.

• MONUMENTAL: Resembling a monument; massive or imposing. Synonyms include enormous, huge, immense. Antonyms include tiny, little, small.

• FRENETIC: Desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc. Synonym: agitated. Antonym: calm.

• SERENE: Calm, peaceful, or tranquil. Synonym: undisturbed. Antonym: disturbed.

• EERIE: Uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear. Synonym: weird. Antonym: ordinary.

• ALIENATED: Withdrawn or isolated from the objective world. Synonym: isolated. Antonym: united.

• UNSPOILT: Beautiful because it has not been damaged by people. Synonym: not touched. Antonym: spoilt.

• LOW-LYING: Lying near sea level or the ground surface. Synonyms include low altitude, low ground. Antonym: high ground.

• BLEAK: Cold, piercing, without hope. Synonyms include depressing, dark, gloomy. Antonyms include cheerful, bright, cheery.

• CONTAMINATED: Poisonous or impure. Synonym: polluted. Antonym: pure.

• DETACHED: Not attached; separated. Synonym: indifferent. Antonym: attached.

• SHABBY: Looking old and in bad condition. Synonyms include ragged, mean, tatted. Antonym: honorable, fresh.

• SENTENCE: (Example) The island has a thriving community and a rich and tragic history.

• A TREK: A long walk in the mountains or countryside.

• A CRUISE: A journey on a large ship for pleasure.

• A TOUR: A visit to a place or area, often involving looking around and learning about it.

• AN EXPEDITION: An organized journey for a specific purpose.

• NO-FRILLS: Basic, with no extra details.

• THRIVING: Growing, developing, or being successful.

• GO BUST: A company closes due to financial failure.

• CONVEY: To make ideas, feelings, etc., known to someone. Synonym: communicate.

• NOTION: An idea, belief, or understanding of something.

• THRILL: A strong feeling of excitement or pleasure.

• DEW: Tiny drops of water that form on surfaces at night.

• FROCK: A dress.

• ODOUR/ODOR: A smell, especially an unpleasant one.

• CAMPHOR: A white substance with a strong smell, used in medicine, plastics, and pest control.

• ABODE: The place where someone lives.

• FLEEING: Leaving a place quickly, especially due to fear.

• ENDURE: To experience and deal with something unpleasant without giving up. Synonyms: tolerate, bear.

• WILTED: (Of a plant or flower) To bend because of heat or lack of water.

• LOOM: To appear as a large unclear shape, especially frighteningly.

• EMPHASIS: Special importance given to something. Synonym: stress.

• CONTRIBUTION: A gift or payment to help pay for something. Synonym: donation.

• INTERN: To put someone in prison, often during war or for political reasons.

• FORSAKE: To leave someone/something, especially when responsible for staying. Synonym: abandon.

• OMNISCIENT: Knowing everything.

• INFER: To reach an opinion based on available information. Synonym: deduce.

• LOOT: To steal from places after a riot, fire, etc.

• RIOT: A violent public gathering, often as a protest.

• RAMPAGE: A sudden period of violent behavior.

• INCENTIVE: Something encouraging action. Antonym: disincentive.

• CONFRONT: To provide a need for dealing with something.

• SINISTER: Seeming evil or dangerous. Synonym: creepy.

• DISTINGUISH: To recognize differences between people or things. Synonym: differentiate.

• TO GET OVER: To deal with or control something. Synonym: to overcome, to go past.

• TO COPE: To deal successfully with difficulty. Synonym: manage.

• QUEASY: Feeling sick, wanting to vomit. Synonym: nauseous.

• ONCE IN A BLUE MOON: Very rarely.

• PULLING A SICKIE: Pretending to be sick.

• TO PUT UP WITH: To tolerate, bear; to stand.

• DREAD: To be very afraid of something.

• HEART PALPITATION: Irregular heartbeat.

• CHOKE: To be unable to breathe.

• SENSE OF EUPHORIA: Adrenaline rush.

• SCORNFUL: Showing strong dislike and disapproval. Synonym: contemptuous.

• EXHILARATED: Very happy and excited.

• ECSTATIC: Very happy, excited, and enthusiastic. Synonym: delighted.

• APPREHENSIVE: Worried or frightened about something unpleasant.

• INDECISIVE: Unable to make decisions quickly and effectively.

• ENVIOUS: Wanting what someone else has; desiring the same situation.

• ASTONISHED: Very surprised. Synonym: amazed.

• TENDER: Kind, gentle, loving.

• RESENTFUL: Feeling bitter or angry about something unfair.

• RELUCTANT: Hesitant to do something.

• LETHARGIC: Without energy or enthusiasm. Synonym: listless.

• SUBSTANCE: A type of solid, liquid, or gas with particular qualities.

• DEPENDENCE: The state of needing help and support to survive or succeed.