Vocabulary Quiz: Collateral and Colloquial

Vocabulary Building

• Secondary: refers to something that is of lesser importance or a consequence of something else (e.g., divorcing his wife had the collateral effect of making him poor).

• Collateral: refers to security or a guarantee for a debt (e.g., Jacob left his watch as collateral for the $500 loan).

Communication and Interaction

• Colloquial: refers to language or tone that is informal and conversational (e.g., Adam's essay was marked down for using colloquial expressions).

• Complicit: refers to being an accomplice or partner in a wrongful act (e.g., by keeping her daughter's affair a secret, Maddie became complicit in it).

• Compliment: refers to an expression of esteem or approval (e.g., I blushed when Emma gave me a compliment on my new haircut).

People and Personality

• Garrulous: refers to someone who talks excessively and is wordy (e.g., some talk show hosts are so garrulous that their guests can't get a word in).

• Genial: refers to someone who is friendly, affable, and pleasant (e.g., my brother is an overall genial guy).

• Gregarious: refers to someone who is drawn to the company of others and is sociable (e.g., if you're not gregarious, I don't know why you would want to go to a singles party!).

Morality and Ethics

• Gluttony: refers to overindulgence in food or drink (e.g., Ada's fried chicken tastes so divine that I don't know how anyone can call gluttony a sin).

• Guilt: refers to a feeling of responsibility or remorse for a wrong committed (e.g., electrocuting the inmate without being sure of his guilt would be a truly grievous mistake).

Behavior and Action

• Goad: refers to urging or spurring someone to action, often through provocation (e.g., Billy will goad Jim on with insults until he throws a punch).

• Grandiose: refers to something that is grand or magnificent in scale, often in an exaggerated way (e.g., Margaret planned a grandiose party with elephants, trapeze artists, and clowns).

Cognitive Processes

• Discern: refers to perceiving or detecting something, often through careful observation (e.g., though he hid his emotions, she discerned from his body language that he was angry).

• Discrepancy: refers to a difference or inconsistency between things (e.g., he was troubled by the discrepancy between what he remembered paying for the appliance and what his receipt showed he paid for it).

• Discretion: refers to the quality of being reserved in speech or action, often with good judgment (e.g., not wanting her patient to get overly anxious, the doctor used discretion in deciding how much to tell the patient about his condition).

Miscellaneous

• Hallowed: refers to something that is revered or consecrated (e.g., in the hallowed corridors of the cathedral, the disturbed professor felt at peace).

• Hapless: refers to someone who is unfortunate or unlucky (e.g., my poor, hapless family never seems to pick a sunny week to go on vacation).