Vocabulary Quiz: Abut, Attire, Crony, Divergent, Gaunt, Nullify, Plummet, Rankle

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What does it mean to abut two things?

To measure them
To paint them
To fly them
To join at one end or be next to (correct)

Which word is the best antonym for stoical?

Passionate
Self-controlled
Vigorous
Emotional (correct)

A scavenger is typically known for:

Creating music
Cooking delicious meals
Collecting or removing usable items from waste materials (correct)
Organizing events

What does it mean to nullify something?

To make of no value or consequence (B) Signup and view all the answers

Proclaim is most closely associated with:

Declaring publicly or officially (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of perceptible?

Capable of being grasped by the senses or mind (D) Signup and view all the answers

Match the following words with their definitions:

abut = to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up attire = clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck cravat = a neckband, scarf, or tie worn as part of formal or professional attire stint = to limit, be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty Signup and view all the answers

Match the following words with their meanings:

gaunt = thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren fervent = very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot enmity = hatred, ill-will stoical = self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain Signup and view all the answers

Match the following words with their actions:

plummet = to plunge straight down scavenger = a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies infiltrate = to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily proclaim = to declare publicly or officially Signup and view all the answers

Match the following words with their characteristics:

divergent = going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant cryptic = puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic unflagging = tireless, continuing with vigor perceptible = capable of being grasped by the senses or mind Signup and view all the answers

Match the following words with their related terms:

nullify = to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out avail = to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value proxy = an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another’s place rankle = to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time) Signup and view all the answers

Match the following words with their associations:

crony = a very close friend, chum, buddy stoical = self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain scavenger = a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies cryptic = puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic Signup and view all the answers