Vocabulary Fill-in-the-Blank Quiz

Group 1 Vocabulary

• Abound: To exist in large numbers or amounts.
• Amorphous: Lacking a clearly defined shape or form.
• Austere: Characterized by strictness in manner and absence of comforts or luxuries.
• Belie: To fail in giving a true impression of something; to contradict or fail to justify.
• Capricious: Marked by sudden changes of mood; unpredictable or fickle in nature.
• Cerebral: Relating to the brain; emphasizing intellectual abilities over physical ones.
• Congenial: Pleasant or agreeable, particularly because it is well-suited to one's tastes or interests.
• Conspicuous: Clearly visible; attracting attention or notice effortlessly.
• Cursory: Done hastily and therefore lacking thoroughness or attention to detail.
• Daunting: Causing fear or discouragement; difficult to deal with.
• Deify: To worship or regard as a god.
• Didactic: Intended to instruct, often to a degree that seems patronizing.
• Disseminate: To spread something widely, such as information or ideas.
• Feasible: Possible to do conveniently or easily; achievable under realistic conditions.
• Flout: To openly disregard rules or conventions; to mock or scoff at.
• Homogeneous: Composed of elements of the same kind; uniform in composition or character.
• Humdrum: Lacking excitement, variety; monotonous and boring.
• Insipid: Lacking taste or interest; dull and unexciting.
• Loquacious: Excessively talkative; verbose in conversation.
• Misanthropic: Disliking or distrusting humankind; showing a general disdain for people.
• Misnomer: An inaccurate name or designation that misrepresents the subject.
• Negligent: Failing to take proper care in doing something, often leading to negative consequences.
• Obsequious: Excessively submissive or deferential; overly obedient to an inflexible degree.
• Placate: To calm or lessen someone’s anger or dissatisfaction.
• Proclivity: A natural or habitual tendency to choose or do something regularly.
• Puerile: Childishly silly; immature in behavior or demeanor.
• Quixotic: Extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical in pursuit of ideals.
• Spendthrift: A person who spends money irresponsibly; extravagant.
• Taciturn: Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
• Wary: Cautious or careful about potential dangers or problems.

Group 2 Vocabulary

• Adulterate: To make something poorer in quality by adding a different substance.
• Advocate: To publicly support or recommend a particular cause or policy.
• Aggrandize: To increase someone’s power, status, or reputation.
• Alacrity: Eager and cheerful readiness to respond or act.
• Ambivalent: Experiencing mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something.
• Ameliorate: To make a bad situation or condition better; improve.
• Amenable: Open to suggestions; easily persuaded or influenced.
• Anachronistic: Describing something that belongs to a different time period, often sounding outdated.
• Audacious: Describing a willingness to take bold risks, often showing a lack of respect.
• Avaricious: Exhibiting extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
• Banal: Lack of originality, making something obvious and boring.
• Benign: Kind and gentle; not harmful to health or the environment.
• Brazen: Bold and shameless; lacking any sense of modesty.
• Calumny: A false or slanderous statement made about someone to tarnish their reputation.
• Candid: Honest and straightforward in expression or communication.
• Castigate: To reprimand someone severely; to criticize harshly.
• Caustic: Sarcastic in a bitter manner; capable of damaging or destroying.
• Construe: To interpret something in a specific way.
• Contrite: Showing remorse or regret for wrongdoing; feeling sorrow for mistakes.
• Convoluted: Extremely complex; difficult to follow due to its intricacy.
• Covet: To desire wrongfully or eagerly something that belongs to someone else.
• Craven: Lacking courage; cowardly in nature.
• Decorum: Behavior that aligns with good taste and propriety; proper conduct.
• Deft: Demonstrating skill and cleverness in action or movement.
• Demur: To raise objections or show reluctance to comply.
• Derivative: Imitative of someone else's work; lacking originality.
• Desiccate: To remove moisture completely; to dry out thoroughly.
• Diatribe: A bitter and forceful verbal attack or criticism.
• Incredulous: Unwilling or unable to believe something; skeptical in nature.
• Ingenuous: Innocent, naive, or unsuspecting; lacking sophistication.