Vocabulary Quiz: Advanced Words

Kowtow = Act in an excessively subservient manner Lambent = Softly bright or radiant Languid = Displaying a disinclination for physical exertion Loquacious = Tending to talk a great deal

Libation = A drink poured out as an offering Lineage = Lineal descent from an ancestor Ludicrous = So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place Lugubrious = Looking or sounding sad and dismal

Luminary = One who is notable in a particular field Maelstrom = A powerful whirlpool in the sea or river Manacle = A metal band or shackle for fastening hands or ankles Labyrinthine = Like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting

<p>Languid = Displaying a disinclination for physical exertion Lambent = Softly bright or radiant Lugubrious = Looking or sounding sad and dismal Loquacious = Tending to talk a great deal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kowtow = Act in an excessively subservient manner Libation = A drink poured out as an offering Lineage = Lineal descent from an ancestor Ludicrous = So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luminary = One who is notable in a particular field Maelstrom = A powerful whirlpool in the sea or river Manacle = A metal band or shackle for fastening hands or ankles Labyrinthine = Like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Masticate = to exclude from a group or to vanish Ostracize = to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew Metamorphosis = a transformation or a marked alteration Nadir = the lowest point</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Monolith = a single large stone, often in a form of a column or monument Nodule = a small lump Obdurate = stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action Obsequious = obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Opulent = rich in appearance, showing great wealth Oscillate = to move repeatedly from side to side or up and down between two points, or to vary between two states or amounts, or feelings or opinions Ovation = a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause Ostracize = to exclude from a group or to vanish</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Panorama = an unbroken view of the whole region surrounding an observer Paraphernalia = miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity Pariah = an outcast Parochial = relating to a church parish</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Penurious = extremely poor, poverty-stricken Pilfer = steal (typically things of relatively little value) Pinion = the outer part of a bird’s wing including the flight feathers Panorama = an unbroken view of the whole region surrounding an observer</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mellifluous = (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear Mausoleum = a large elaborate tomb Metamorphosis = a transformation or a marked alteration Monolith = a single large stone, often in a form of a column or monument</p> Signup and view all the answers