28 Questions
Which of the following words means showing ready insight?
perspicacity
What does the word 'lascivious' mean?
lustful
Which word means destroying beliefs or icons?
iconoclastic
What does the word 'gregarious' mean?
fond of company, social
Which word means a song of praise?
paean
What does the word 'ubiquitous' mean?
found everywhere
What does the word 'enigmatic' mean?
difficult to understand or interpret meaning
What is a 'pyrrhic victory'?
a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat
What does 'surreptitiously' mean?
secretively
What does 'proselytise' mean?
to convert from one belief to another
What does 'machiavellian' mean?
cunning and scheming
What is a 'pictogram'?
a symbol that bears its meaning through resembling a physical object
What does 'inimical' mean?
harmful or causing harm
What is 'terra incognito'?
unknown land
What does the word 'esoteric' mean?
only understood by a few people
Which word is associated with a dislike of mankind?
misanthropy
What does the word 'frenetic' mean?
fast and chaotic
Which word means a generous gift or donation?
largesse
What does the word 'oneiric' mean?
related to dreams
Which word means beautiful or pleasing?
pulchritudinous
What does the word 'reticent' mean?
someone who is emotionally closed off
What is the meaning of 'conflagration'?
an extensive fire
What is a 'neophyte'?
someone who is new to a particular activity or field
What is the meaning of 'sartorial'?
relating to fashion or tailoring
What is the meaning of 'convivial'?
lovely and enjoyable
What is the meaning of 'detritus'?
dead and decaying matter
What is the meaning of 'gratuitous'?
uncalled for and unnecessary
What is the meaning of 'facetious'?
treating something serious with inappropriate humor
Study Notes
Vocabulary
- Iconoclastic: destroying or rejecting traditional beliefs or institutions
- Salacious: sexually suggestive or indecent
- Solipsistic: extremely self-centered, with an inflated sense of self-importance
- Esoteric: intended for or understood by a select group of people
- Avant-garde: experimental, innovative, and often unconventional
- Neurotic: excessively anxious or emotionally unstable
- Gregarious: fond of the company of others, sociable
- Misanthropy: a strong dislike or distrust of people
- Oneiric: relating to dreams or the subconscious
- Inertia: a tendency to do nothing or maintain the status quo
- Incendiary: capable of causing conflict or stirring up strong emotions
- Largesse: generosity, liberality
- Frenetic: fast-paced, chaotic, and often frantic
- Paean: a song or hymn of praise
- Ancillary: providing supplementary or additional support
- Lascivious: lustful, suggestive, or indecent
- Sans: without, lacking
- Avail: to help, benefit, or be of use
- Malodorous: having a foul or unpleasant smell
- Fetid: having a foul, unpleasant smell
- Asinine: foolish, stupid, or ridiculous
- Serendipitous: happy or fortunate accidents, discoveries made by chance
- Ubiquitous: widespread, found everywhere
- Pariah: an outcast, a social outcast
- Altruistic: unselfish, showing concern for the welfare of others
- Perspicacity: keen understanding and insight
- Mendicancy: the practice of begging
- Asceticism: abstinence from sensual pleasure
- Skerric: a small or insignificant amount
- Pulchritudinous: beautiful, attractive
- Aptronym: a name that suits its owner's occupation or characteristics
- Sycophantic: excessively flattering, trying to gain favor
- Epicurean: pursuing pleasure, sensual enjoyment
- Monition: a warning, caution, or alarm
- Progeny: offspring, descendants
- Superfluous: unnecessary, excessive, or redundant
- Enigmatic: mysterious, difficult to understand
- Provocative: stimulating, provocative, or alluring
- Indolent: slothful, lazy, or inactive
- Opulent: wealthy, luxurious, or extravagant
- Impotent: helpless, powerless, or ineffective
- Conflagration: a large, intense fire
- Reticent: uncommunicative, unwilling to open up
- Defenestration: the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
- Penchant: a strong inclination or preference
- Proselytise: to convert someone from one belief to another
- Perturb: to disturb or unsettle
- Apocryphal: of doubtful authenticity, possibly false
- Pyrrhic victory: a victory that comes at great cost, tantamount to defeat
- Tantamount: equivalent in seriousness or effect
- Monomaniacal: obsessed with one idea or subject
- Surreptitiously: secretly, stealthily
- Frenetic: fast-paced, frantic, and often chaotic
- Bucolic: rural, peaceful, and picturesque
- Pervasive: widespread, prevalent, or universal
- Machiavellian: cunning, scheming, and deceitful
- Neophyte: a beginner, novice, or newcomer
- Pictogram: a symbol that represents an object or concept through visual resemblance
- Ideogram: a symbol that represents an idea or concept without providing a sound
- Percipient: having a sensitive and intuitive understanding
- Metonym: a word or phrase used to represent something else
Miscellaneous
- Xenos: stranger and friend in Greek
- Sartorial: relating to tailoring or clothing, especially elegant or fashionable
- Convivial: pleasant, enjoyable, and social
- Terra incognito: unknown or unexplored territory
- Detritus: decaying or dead matter that sinks to the bottom
- Gratuitous: uncalled for, unjustified, or unnecessary
- Facetious: humorous, witty, or playful
- Heuristic: enabling discovery or learning through experience
- Inimical: causing harm, hostile, or opposed
- Anathema: something or someone strongly disliked or opposed
Vocabulary
- Iconoclastic: destroying or rejecting traditional beliefs or institutions
- Salacious: sexually suggestive or indecent
- Solipsistic: extremely self-centered, with an inflated sense of self-importance
- Esoteric: intended for or understood by a select group of people
- Avant-garde: experimental, innovative, and often unconventional
- Neurotic: excessively anxious or emotionally unstable
- Gregarious: fond of the company of others, sociable
- Misanthropy: a strong dislike or distrust of people
- Oneiric: relating to dreams or the subconscious
- Inertia: a tendency to do nothing or maintain the status quo
- Incendiary: capable of causing conflict or stirring up strong emotions
- Largesse: generosity, liberality
- Frenetic: fast-paced, chaotic, and often frantic
- Paean: a song or hymn of praise
- Ancillary: providing supplementary or additional support
- Lascivious: lustful, suggestive, or indecent
- Sans: without, lacking
- Avail: to help, benefit, or be of use
- Malodorous: having a foul or unpleasant smell
- Fetid: having a foul, unpleasant smell
- Asinine: foolish, stupid, or ridiculous
- Serendipitous: happy or fortunate accidents, discoveries made by chance
- Ubiquitous: widespread, found everywhere
- Pariah: an outcast, a social outcast
- Altruistic: unselfish, showing concern for the welfare of others
- Perspicacity: keen understanding and insight
- Mendicancy: the practice of begging
- Asceticism: abstinence from sensual pleasure
- Skerric: a small or insignificant amount
- Pulchritudinous: beautiful, attractive
- Aptronym: a name that suits its owner's occupation or characteristics
- Sycophantic: excessively flattering, trying to gain favor
- Epicurean: pursuing pleasure, sensual enjoyment
- Monition: a warning, caution, or alarm
- Progeny: offspring, descendants
- Superfluous: unnecessary, excessive, or redundant
- Enigmatic: mysterious, difficult to understand
- Provocative: stimulating, provocative, or alluring
- Indolent: slothful, lazy, or inactive
- Opulent: wealthy, luxurious, or extravagant
- Impotent: helpless, powerless, or ineffective
- Conflagration: a large, intense fire
- Reticent: uncommunicative, unwilling to open up
- Defenestration: the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
- Penchant: a strong inclination or preference
- Proselytise: to convert someone from one belief to another
- Perturb: to disturb or unsettle
- Apocryphal: of doubtful authenticity, possibly false
- Pyrrhic victory: a victory that comes at great cost, tantamount to defeat
- Tantamount: equivalent in seriousness or effect
- Monomaniacal: obsessed with one idea or subject
- Surreptitiously: secretly, stealthily
- Frenetic: fast-paced, frantic, and often chaotic
- Bucolic: rural, peaceful, and picturesque
- Pervasive: widespread, prevalent, or universal
- Machiavellian: cunning, scheming, and deceitful
- Neophyte: a beginner, novice, or newcomer
- Pictogram: a symbol that represents an object or concept through visual resemblance
- Ideogram: a symbol that represents an idea or concept without providing a sound
- Percipient: having a sensitive and intuitive understanding
- Metonym: a word or phrase used to represent something else
Miscellaneous
- Xenos: stranger and friend in Greek
- Sartorial: relating to tailoring or clothing, especially elegant or fashionable
- Convivial: pleasant, enjoyable, and social
- Terra incognito: unknown or unexplored territory
- Detritus: decaying or dead matter that sinks to the bottom
- Gratuitous: uncalled for, unjustified, or unnecessary
- Facetious: humorous, witty, or playful
- Heuristic: enabling discovery or learning through experience
- Inimical: causing harm, hostile, or opposed
- Anathema: something or someone strongly disliked or opposed
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