Vocabulary Quiz: Advanced English Words

grit = a ravine formed by the action of water gully = firmness of character; spirit; determination solemn = not cheerful or smiling; serious pandemonium = a wild uproar

hippie = a young person who rejects society and advocates a nonviolent lifestyle clabber = milk that has naturally clotted on souring stronghold = a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack hypocritical = acting in a way that goes against your stated beliefs

primly = in a proper, neat, precise way reassessing = to consider something again, especially if new factors have come to light siege = a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies gully = a ravine formed by the action of water

<p>pandemonium = a wild uproar hippie = a young person who rejects society and advocates a nonviolent lifestyle clabber = milk that has naturally clotted on souring solemn = not cheerful or smiling; serious</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>stronghold = a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack grit = firmness of character; spirit; determination hypocritical = acting in a way that goes against your stated beliefs reassessing = to consider something again, especially if new factors have come to light</p> Signup and view all the answers