Vocabulary Quiz: Words and Definitions
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Which word means 'severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance'?

  • Encumbered
  • Acquiescence
  • Austere (correct)
  • Altercation
  • What does the word 'Obliquely' mean?

  • Directly
  • Indifferently
  • Indirectly (correct)
  • In a direct way
  • Which term describes 'inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable'?

  • Elucidate
  • Profane
  • Uncouth
  • Formidable (correct)
  • What does 'Elusive' mean?

    <p>Difficult to find, catch, or achieve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term means 'not respectful of orthodox religious practice, irreverent'?

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

    What is the meaning of the word 'Encumbered'?

    <p>Restricted or burdened in a way that free action is difficult</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word means 'the reluctant acceptance of something with protest'?

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

    Which term refers to 'a group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons'?

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

    What does the word 'Altercation' mean?

    <p>A noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term means 'to cause (someone) to become hostile'?

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

    What is the meaning of the word 'Contemptuously'?

    <p>With a feeling of disdain or scorn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word means 'make (something) clear; explain'?

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

    What does the term 'Elusive' mean?

    <p>Difficult to find, catch, or achieve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word describes 'inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable'?

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

    What does the term 'Futility' mean?

    <p>Pointlessness or uselessness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word means 'absorbed in or suggesting absorption in memories'?

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

    What term means 'done without confidence; hesitant; not certain or fixed'?

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

    Which word means 'not in a direct way; indirectly'?

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

    What term describes 'restricted or burdened (by someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult'?

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

    Which word means 'pointlessness or uselessness'?

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

    What does the term 'Reminiscent' mean?

    <p>Tending to remind one of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term means 'not respectful of orthodox religious practice, irreverent'?

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

    Which term refers to 'a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public'?

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

    What is the meaning of the word 'Austere'?

    <p>Severe or strict in manner, appearance, or attitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word means 'the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn'?

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

    What does the term 'Indignantly' mean?

    <p>Feeling or showing anger at unfair treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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