Vocabulary Quiz: Advanced English Words
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What is the meaning of the word 'surfeit'?

  • to abstain from something
  • to indulge to excess (correct)
  • to be neutral about something
  • to indulge in moderation
  • What is the opposite of 'ardent' in terms of intensity or passion?

  • zealous
  • lofty
  • listless (correct)
  • jocular
  • What is the meaning of the word 'insularity'?

  • narrow-mindedness (correct)
  • a sense of adventure
  • a sense of independence
  • a sense of community
  • What is the meaning of the word 'virulent'?

    <p>extremely poisonous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'complacency'?

    <p>a sense of self-satisfaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'Abstemious'?

    <p>Sparing in eating and drinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'Beguile'?

    <p>To charm or mislead</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'Censure'?

    <p>To blame or criticize</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'Assiduous'?

    <p>Diligent and hardworking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'Quiescence'?

    <p>A state of being at rest or dormant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Vocabulary

    • Abstemious: sparing in eating and drinking
    • Soporific: sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
    • Torpor: lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
    • Beguile: charm; mislead or delude
    • Furtive: stealthy; sneaky
    • Abstruse: difficult to understand
    • Belie: contradict; give a false impression
    • Censure: blames; criticize
    • Depravity: extreme corruption; wickedness
    • Enmity: ill will; hatred
    • Altruistic: unselfishly generous; concerned for others
    • Bombastic: pompous; using inflated language
    • Conciliatory: reconciling; soothing
    • Deride: ridicule; make fun of
    • Erroneous: mistaken; wrong
    • Antediluvian: antiquated; extremely old
    • Cursory: casual; hastily done
    • Disputatious: argumentative; fond of arguing
    • Flagrant: conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous
    • Guile: deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
    • Ascetic: practicing self-denial; austere
    • Heresy: opinion contrary to popular belief
    • Iconoclastic: attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions
    • Morose: ill-humored; sullen
    • Opulence: extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
    • Assiduous: diligent
    • Ignominy: deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
    • Munificent: very generous
    • Penury: severe poverty; stinginess
    • Quiescence: state of being at rest; dormancy; temporary inactivity
    • Assuage: ease or lessen; satisfy; soothe
    • Incorrigible: not correctable
    • Polemical: aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
    • Scrupulous: conscientious; extremely thorough
    • Avarice: greediness for wealth
    • Repudiate: disown; disavow
    • Servile: slavish; cringing
    • Surfeit: satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
    • Truncate: shorten; cut the top off
    • Prodigal: wasteful; reckless with money
    • Reticence: uncommunicativeness; reserve; inclination to silence
    • Stolid: dull; impassive
    • Superfluous: unnecessary; excessive; overabundant
    • Sycophant: servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
    • Inherent: firmly established by nature or habit
    • Listless: lacking in spirit or energy
    • Lofty: very high ideals
    • Scanty: meager; insufficient
    • Seclusion: isolation; solitude
    • Ardent: intense; passionate; zealous
    • Audacious: daring; bold
    • Capricious: unpredictable; fickle
    • Composure: mental calmness
    • Concede: admit; yield
    • Abstract: not concrete
    • Accolade: award of merit
    • Acknowledge: recognize; admit
    • Adversary: opponent
    • Advocate: urge; plead for
    • Affirmation: assertion; confirmation
    • Aggregate: total
    • Cryptic: mysterious; hidden; secret
    • Insularity: narrow-mindedness; isolation
    • Jocular: said or done in jest
    • Alleviate: relieve
    • Aloof: apart; reserved
    • Zealot: fanatic; passionate person
    • Depravity: extreme corruption; wickedness
    • Incongruous: not fitting; absurd
    • Virulent: extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
    • Illusory: deceptive; not real
    • Exuberance: joyful enthusiasm; overflowing abundance
    • Confound: confuse; puzzle
    • Contentious: quarrelsome; causing quarrels
    • Sanction: approve; ratify
    • Tantamount: equivalent in effect or value
    • Ambivalence: the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
    • Authoritarian: completely dominating another’s will
    • Cajole: coax; persuade
    • Complacency: self-satisfaction; smugness
    • Disinclination: a lack of inclination; reluctance
    • Eclectic: composed of elements drawn from diverse sources
    • Fanaticism: extreme devotion to a belief or cause
    • Hedonist: one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
    • Clamorous: noisy; loud
    • Indolent: lazy; unwilling to work
    • Cohort: colleague; partner; chum
    • Benevolent: kind-hearted
    • Rife: alive; thriving; teeming with life
    • Exalt: to honor; to praise
    • Pompous: conceited; self-important
    • Quaff: to drink quickly
    • Indignant: livid; angry
    • Sinewy: muscular; lean; and strong

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