Vocabulary Quiz: Advanced Words and Meanings
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What is the meaning of 'devoid'?

  • Overflowing
  • Lacking (correct)
  • Full of
  • Diminished
  • Which of these words means to assist?

  • Impair
  • Obtain
  • Complicate
  • Facilitate (correct)
  • What does 'wrath' indicate?

  • Indifference
  • Anger (correct)
  • Joy
  • Calmness
  • The term 'zealous' is best defined as?

    <p>Enthusiastic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word is synonymous with 'nostalgia'?

    <p>Yearning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What best describes 'mellow'?

    <p>Smooth and rich</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'vacuous' imply?

    <p>Empty or lacking in content</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'timorous' mean?

    <p>Fearful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term best describes a person who shows a lack of interest or concern?

    <p>Apathy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word 'vexatious' is used to describe something that is:

    <p>Annoying</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by the word 'serene'?

    <p>Calm and peaceful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word 'perfidious' describe?

    <p>Deceitful and untrustworthy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is 'ameliorate' best defined?

    <p>To improve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'assiduous' mean?

    <p>Showing great care and perseverance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word represents a state of emotional or mental suffering?

    <p>Dismay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'camaraderie' signify?

    <p>Friendship and mutual trust</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word describes a situation that is severely damaging or harmful?

    <p>Noxious</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'culminate'?

    <p>To reach a climax or point of highest development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'baneful'?

    <p>Causing harm or ruin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the state of being morally or ethically wrong?

    <p>Depravity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word 'meticulous' describe?

    <p>Very careful and precise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'abrogate' mean?

    <p>To abolish or do away with</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'efface'?

    <p>To erase or wipe out</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'conspire' most closely mean?

    <p>To plot together secretly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word refers to a feeling of intense joy or pleasure?

    <p>Felicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word best describes something that is intended to be ornamental?

    <p>Decorative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'hindered' imply in a context of performance?

    <p>To obstruct or delay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best captures the meaning of 'entrapment'?

    <p>Being caught in a trap</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to 'evoke' a certain emotion?

    <p>To bring forth or call to mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the quality of being lenient or indulgent?

    <p>Clement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes a person who lacks the basic necessities of life?

    <p>Indigent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word means to disturb or trouble someone deeply?

    <p>Grieve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which adjective describes an attitude of superiority and disdain?

    <p>Haughty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term means to weaken or lessen in strength?

    <p>Diminish</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to vacillate?

    <p>To sway between choices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word describes a strong and hostile opposition?

    <p>Antagonism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the term exonerate?

    <p>To declare innocent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'incisive' most closely mean?

    <p>Sharp and clear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word describes someone who is overly self-important?

    <p>Pompous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'procrastination' mean?

    <p>Delay or defer action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes 'decadent'?

    <p>Morally or culturally declining</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'deplorable' as it pertains to behavior?

    <p>Worthy of scorn or criticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word refers to a feeling of intense aversion?

    <p>Aversion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of 'glean'?

    <p>To gather bits of information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Day 1 Vocabulary List

    • Assiduous: diligent, hardworking
    • Snag: a minor problem or difficulty
    • Pudgy: plump, chubby
    • Elf: a mythical creature
    • Stout: strong and well-built
    • Mingy: stingy, mean
    • Swerve: to change direction suddenly
    • Adipose: fatty
    • Ferocious: fierce, savage
    • Gradually: progressively, step by step
    • Sober: calm, serious
    • Careen: to move with a rapid, uncontrolled motion
    • Suffrage: the right to vote
    • Aura: a distinctive atmosphere or quality
    • Glum: dejected, gloomy
    • Craven: cowardly
    • Bustle: activity, commotion
    • Glee: joy, happiness
    • Vanish: to disappear suddenly
    • Bondage: the state of being bound or enslaved
    • Denigrate: to criticize or belittle
    • Saturnine: gloomy, sullen
    • Disavowal: a denial or declaration that one has no connection with something.
    • Bizarre: strange, odd, unusual, outlandish
    • Articulate: able to speak or write fluently and coherently
    • Scrumptious: delicious and appealing
    • Gnome: a mythical creature, often depicted as a small, friendly being
    • Shimmer: to shine with a soft, fluctuating light
    • Shimmering: shining with a soft, fluctuating light
    • Zenith: the highest point
    • Splendid: magnificent, superb
    • Delight: great joy or pleasure
    • Dauntless: fearless, intrepid
    • Paean: a song or hymn of praise or joy
    • Lugubrious: mournful, dismal
    • Censure: strong criticism or disapproval
    • Surly: bad-tempered, unfriendly
    • Emerge: to come out or appear
    • Calamity: a disaster, misfortune
    • Abscond: to leave secretly and hide oneself

    Day 2 Vocabulary List

    • Agile: quick and light in movement
    • Agility: the ability to move quickly and easily
    • Diligent: hard-working and attentive to detail
    • Chubby: plump, rounded
    • Portly: stout and full-bodied
    • Frazzle: to tire or exhaust completely
    • Inimical: hostile, unfriendly
    • Spruce: neat, tidy, well-groomed
    • Rookie: a beginner, novice
    • Rapture: a feeling of great happiness or delight
    • Blithe: cheerful, carefree
    • Repose: a state of peace or tranquility
    • Cheapskate: someone who is unwilling to spend money
    • Yahoo: a rude or unpleasant person
    • Curmudgeon: a bad-tempered person, grouch
    • Abridge: to shorten or lessen
    • Arcane: mysterious, secret
    • Antipathy: dislike, aversion
    • Laborious: demanding hard work
    • Industrious: hardworking
    • Tenuous: thin, flimsy
    • Sullen: gloomy, bad-tempered
    • Deleterious: harmful or damaging
    • Adamant: firm, unyielding
    • Supple: flexible, yielding
    • Sloppy: careless, untidy
    • Asunder: divided, torn apart
    • Vague: unclear, indefinite
    • Lethargy: a state of sluggishness or inactivity
    • Lethargic: slow and lacking energy
    • Recalcitrant: stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    • Irk: to annoy or irritate
    • Sentry: a guard or watchman
    • Bawdy: indecent, vulgar
    • Dawdle: to waste time
    • Astute: shrewd, perceptive
    • Gale: a strong wind
    • Brittle: easily broken or damaged
    • Felicity: happiness, joy
    • Macho: excessively masculine
    • Ephemeral: short-lived
    • Evanescent: vanishing rapidly
    • Accrue: to accumulate gradually

    Day 3 Vocabulary List

    • Muster: to assemble or gather
    • Emaciated: abnormally thin or weak
    • Adroit: skillful, adept, clever
    • Adroitness: skill in movement or action
    • Derogatory: expressing disapproval or contempt
    • Efface: to erase or obliterate
    • Native: indigenous, belonging to a particular place
    • Foreign: not native to a particular place
    • Reject: to refuse to accept
    • Accept: to agree to receive or take something
    • Public: pertaining to the people, open to or accessible by the general public
    • Private: pertaining to or accessible only to a particular person or group
    • Solid: firm, substantial
    • Hollow: empty, void
    • Theist: a person who believes in a god or gods
    • Atheist: a person who does not believe in a god or gods

    Day 4 Vocabulary List

    • Chide: to scold or rebuke
    • Stentorian: very loud
    • Clasp: to hold tightly
    • Kindle: to ignite or arouse
    • Salubrious: healthy, wholesome
    • Gloomy: dark, depressing
    • Pillory: a public display of shame or humiliation
    • Lampoon: to ridicule or satirize
    • Detest: to dislike intensely
    • Attenuate: to lessen or weaken
    • Injurious: harmful, damaging
    • Obese: very fat
    • Abecedarian: elementary, fundamental
    • Coddle: pamper, fuss over
    • Heedless: careless
    • Noxious: harmful, poisonous
    • Flexible: easily bent or shaped
    • Fragile: easily broken
    • Eager: enthusiastic, keen
    • Berate: to scold or criticize severely
    • Corpulent: obese, fat
    • Complacent: self-satisfied
    • Podgy: plump, fat
    • Dank: damp, unpleasantly moist
    • Dampen: to make less intense or enthusiastic
    • Encountered: faced or met
    • Legacy: something handed down from the past
    • Clammy: damp and unpleasantly cold
    • Accomplice: an accomplice or partner in crime
    • Humbug: deception, fraud
    • Gull: to deceive or trick
    • Swindle: to defraud or cheat someone
    • Foe: an enemy
    • Torrid: extremely hot
    • Sheath: a covering
    • Preposterous: absurd, ridiculous
    • Adieu: farewell

    Day 5 Vocabulary List

    • Disparage: to belittle or depreciate
    • Futility: uselessness, pointlessness
    • Futile: useless, pointless
    • Stink: to emit a bad smell
    • Stinking: emitting a bad smell
    • Parry: to deflect or ward off
    • Skirt: to avoid or evade
    • Din: a loud, confused noise
    • Staunch: firm, resolute
    • Stationary: not moving or changing
    • Moribund: decaying, dying
    • Meticulous: very careful and precise
    • Abduct: to take away by force
    • Augment: to increase or enlarge
    • Augmentation: the act of increasing or enlarging
    • Aftermath: the consequences or results of an event
    • Desist: to stop or cease
    • Seethe: to be agitated or filled with anger
    • Ire: anger, indignation
    • Ireful: filled with anger
    • Compunction: a feeling of guilt or remorse
    • Lassitude: weariness, lack of energy
    • Sloth: laziness, idleness
    • Badger: to annoy or tease persistently
    • Bother: to cause trouble or concern
    • Beset: to trouble or harass
    • Duteous: dutiful, obedient
    • Ribald: coarsely humorous, indecent
    • Indecent: inappropriate, offensive
    • Outlandish: unusual, bizarre
    • Provisional: temporary, not permanent
    • Solemn: serious, somber
    • Monotonous: lacking variety or interest
    • Monotony: lack of variety or interest
    • Cynosure: a center of attraction
    • Curtail: to shorten or reduce
    • Garner: to gather or collect
    • Amass: to collect or gather
    • Chary: cautious, careful
    • Swift: fast, quick
    • Crooked: dishonest, fraudulent
    • Clandestine: secret, concealed
    • Clandestinely: secretly, stealthily
    • Furtive: secretive, sly

    And so on for all the days. Please provide the specific days you need from the list.

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