Vocabulary Quiz: Unique Terms and Meanings

Colophon

• An inscription found at the end of a book or manuscript
• Provides details about the book’s production

Truculent

• Aggressively self-assertive
• Harsh, feeling or displaying ferocity
• Deadly and destructive

Jocose

• Given to joking, merry
• Characterized by joking

Incommunicado

• Without means of communication
• In a situation or state where communication is not possible

Quiescent

• In a state or period of inactivity or dormancy

Namby-pamby

• Lacking energy, strength, or courage
• Feeble, timid, or ineffectual

Verity

• A true principle or belief
• A truth of fundamental importance

Ingenue

• An innocent or unsophisticated young woman
• Often portrayed in plays or films

Perspicacious

• Having ready insight into and understanding of things

Anachronism

• A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than in which it exists
• A conspicuously old-fashioned thing
• An act of misplacing a custom, event, or object in time

Mollycoddle

• To treat with excessive indulgence
• To spoil something

Yokel

• An uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside

Opprobrium

• Harsh criticism or censure
• Public disgrace arising from shameful conduct
• An occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace

Plenipotentiary

• A person with full power to act independently on behalf of their government
• Often a diplomat working in a foreign country
• Adjective meaning having full power to take independent action

Affable

• Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

Narghile

• A Middle Eastern or Turkish tobacco pipe
• Smoke is drawn through water

Brusque

• Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner

Gamin

• A street urchin

Test your knowledge of unique and lesser-known vocabulary terms with this engaging quiz. Each term is defined and contextualized, offering insight into its usage and meaning. Perfect for language enthusiasts and students alike!