10 Questions
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relating to worldly rather than spiritual matters = intrinsic transitory = not permanent; temporary pious = deeply devout; exhibiting religious devotion malfeasance = wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official
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abreast = informed or familiar about a particular topic confound = perplex or puzzle someone largesse = the trait of being willing to donate money or resources; generosity minute = very small
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duplicitous = deceptive in speech or action expedient = affording short-term benefits, often at the expense of the long-term fabricate = invent in order to deceive nascent = in the process of emerging, being born, or starting to develop
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glum = appearing or feeling sad or despondent harbinger = a person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something libertine = someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker modish = in the current fashion or style
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manifest = 1.be revealed; show plainly 2.obvious; not obscure or hidden perennial = lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time viability = capable of working or succeeding; feasible discrepancy = a difference between two or more things that should be the same
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digression = an aside that strays from the main subject intrinsic = belonging to the essential nature of a thing malfeasance = wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official relating to worldly rather than spiritual matters = secular
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abreast = informed or familiar about a particular topic confound = perplex or puzzle someone largesse = the trait of being willing to donate money or resources; generosity pious = deeply devout; exhibiting religious devotion
Match the following words with their definitions:
duplicitous = deceptive in speech or action expedient = affording short-term benefits, often at the expense of the long-term fabricate = invent in order to deceive glum = appearing or feeling sad or despondent
Match the following words with their definitions:
harbinger = a person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something libertine = someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker modish = in the current fashion or style nascent = in the process of emerging, being born, or starting to develop
Match the following words with their definitions:
manifest = 1.be revealed; show plainly 2.obvious; not obscure or hidden perennial = lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time viability = capable of working or succeeding; feasible transitory = not permanent; temporary
Study Notes
Vocabulary Building
- Abstain: avoid taking part in something
- Approbation: appreciation towards someone
- Cherish: greatly love or protect something
- Corroborate: lend support to; bolster
- Disparate: different or contrasting
Human Behavior
- Garrulous: tending to talk too much; wordy
- Fervid: excessively energetic or eager
- Inimical: damaging; hostile in manner or tone
- Pedantic: overly concerned with minor details
- Polemical: giving a strong, controversial opinion
Language and Communication
- Accentuate: give emphasis or draw attention to something
- Conjectural: pertaining to a guess or inference made with limited data
- Eloquent: fluent and persuasive in speech or writing
- Ephemeral: extremely short-lasting
- Evanescent: vanishing or fading away quickly
Personality Traits
- Decadent: displaying excessive indulgence, sometimes to a morally degenerate extent
- Egregious: remarkably bad or shocking, to a conspicuous degree
- Indiscriminate: lacking selectivity or judgment, often with potentially harmful effects
- Innocuous: harmless, having no ill effect
- Mundane: commonplace or ordinary, lacking excitement
Emotions and Attitudes
- Fervor: intense enthusiasm toward something
- Illusory: unreal or based on illusion
- Invidious: likely to cause resentment or envy
- Lethargic: sluggish; tired
- Metaphorical: symbolic rather than literal
Social Interactions
- Acquiesce: agree or consent quietly without objection
- Adroit: deft, dexterous, or skillful
- Amend: make changes to a document, law, or statement, usually to improve it
- Animus: strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude
- Apologist: a person who defends or supports something that is being criticized
Miscellany
- Antedate: occur before (something) in time
- Banish: expel from a place, especially as punishment; get rid of
- Crestfallen: disappointed, dispirited, or depressed
- Curate: restrict or limit; decrease in quantity
- Elucidate: make clear; clarify or shed light on
- Feckless: without skill, ineffective, incompetent
Improve your vocabulary by testing your knowledge of various English words and their meanings. This quiz covers a range of words, from promoting health to having a tendentious view.
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