Vocabulary Quiz: Words and Their Meanings

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What is the opposite of 'amicable'?

Ambiguous

Assertive

Hostile (correct)

Conspicuous

What does 'accede' mean?

To delay or procrastinate

To criticize or censure

To agree or consent (correct)

To refuse or deny

What is the meaning of 'avarice'?

Fear or anxiety

Hatred or intense dislike

Greed or excessive desire for wealth (correct)

Generosity or willingness to give

What does 'abrogate' mean?

To repeal or cancel Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'absurd'?

Ridiculous or illogical Signup and view all the answers

What does 'accrue' mean?

To gather or accumulate Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'adulation'?

Excessive praise or flattery Signup and view all the answers

What does 'antipathy' mean?

Strong dislike or hostility Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'apex'?

The highest or most superior point Signup and view all the answers

What does 'assuage' mean?

To soothe or calm Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'magniloquent' mean?

Boastful or exaggerated Signup and view all the answers

What is the opposite of 'mellifluous'?

Harsh and unpleasant Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'multitude' mean?

A large number of people or things Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'neophyte'?

A beginner or novice Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'muster' mean?

To collect or gather Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'meteoric'?

Relating to a short-lived but impressive success Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'mollify' mean?

To soothe or calm down Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'nugatory'?

Barren or unproductive Signup and view all the answers

What is the opposite of 'foment'?

calm Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'nebulous' mean?

Uncertain or unclear Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'neglect'?

To ignore or disregard Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to 'garrulity'?

loquaciousness Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'fortitude'?

bravery Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to 'frugality'?

economical Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'genuineness'?

authenticity Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to 'fluctuation'?

change Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'gauche'?

awkward Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to 'finesse'?

delicacy Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'haggle'?

to bargain Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to 'guile'?

cunning Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Vocabulary List

Abrogate: to officially cancel or abolish a law, system, or practice
Cancel: to officially stop something from happening or existing
Repeal: to officially cancel or abolish a law
Revoke: to officially take back or cancel something
Rescind: to officially cancel or withdraw something
Annul: to officially cancel or make something invalid
Nullify: to make something invalid or of no effect
Invalidate: to make something invalid or of no effect
Negate: to deny or cancel something
Quash: to officially cancel or suppress something
Reject: to refuse to accept or agree with something

Annual: happening or done once a year
Delay: to put off or procrastinate something
Defer: to put off or delay something
Loiter: to waste time by doing nothing
Uphold: to support or maintain something

Adulation: extreme admiration or praise
Obsequious: excessively eager to please or obey
Amicable: friendly or peaceful
Assertive: having or showing a strong and confident personality
Timorous: lacking confidence or courage
Unobtrusive: not drawing attention to oneself
Hostile: unfriendly or aggressive
Chivalric: showing respect and courtesy towards women
Audacious: bold or daring

Accede: to agree or accept something
Proceed: to continue or move forward with something
Assess: to evaluate or judge something
Praise: to express admiration or approval
Advance: to move forward or make progress
Reduce: to make something smaller or less in amount or degree
Halt: to stop or bring to an end
Abuse: to use or treat something in a wrong or harmful way
Adorn: to make something more attractive or beautiful

Abundant: having a large amount of something
Exigency: a situation in which something is urgently needed
Apex: the highest or most important point
Gradual: happening or done slowly and steadily
Brutal: savagely violent or harsh
Affable: friendly and pleasant
Innocuous: harmless or not likely to cause harm

Antagonize: to provoke or opposes someone
Adversity: a difficult or unpleasant situation
Absolve: to set someone free from a responsibility or obligation
Belligerent: strongly aggressive or hostile
Confront: to face or challenge someone
Contrary: opposed to or against something
Curb: to control or limit something

Affection: a strong feeling of love or fondness
Affectation: a pretentious or artificial way of behaving
Benevolent: showing kindness and generosity
Blasphemous: showing disrespect or contempt for God or something sacred
Bumptious: excessively self-confident or assertive
Callous: showing no sympathy or concern for others
Cautious: careful to avoid risks or dangers

Absorb: to take in and understand information
Acquire: to gain or obtain something, especially knowledge or skills
Assemble: to bring together or gather information
Assimilate: to absorb and understand new information
Cerebral: relating to the brain or intellectual activity
Conceive: to imagine or think of an idea
Conflate: to combine or merge different ideas or things

Grammar and Sentence Structure

Various sentence structures and grammatical concepts are illustrated throughout the text, including active and passive voice, verb tenses, and clause constructions.

Etymology and Word Roots

Many words in the text have Latin or Greek roots, which are highlighted throughout the notes.
Understanding the roots and prefixes of words can help in deciphering their meanings and relationships to other words.### Vocabulary Building
Atonement: making up for a wrong or mistake
Expedient: quick and efficient solutions
Eloquent: fluent and persuasive in speech
Engender: to produce or cause something to happen
Emphasize: to give special importance to something
Estranged: separated or disconnected from someone or something
Evocative: bringing strong images or memories to mind
Expedient: quick and efficient solutions
Foment: to encourage or stir up something, such as a reaction or conflict
Fleeting: lasting for a very short time
Florid: highly decorated or elaborate
Fortitude: strength or courage in the face of adversity
Furtive: secretive or sly
Garrulous: talkative or loquacious
Genuflect: to bend one knee, especially as a sign of respect
Ghastly: extremely unpleasant or frightening
Glib: speaking or spoken in a smooth and confident way
Harrowing: causing great distress or fear
Heterogeneous: composed of different kinds of things
Histrionic: overly dramatic or theatrical

List of Words

Galvanize: to shock or excite someone into taking action
Garrulity: the quality of being talkative
Gigantic: extremely large or impressive
Glean: to gather or collect information
Gnaw: to bite or chew slowly and persistently
Gobble: to eat quickly and greedily
Graft: to join or unite two things
Grandiose: impressive or magnificent in scale or design
Grapple: to struggle or contend with someone or something
Grip: to hold or grasp something firmly
Groggy: feeling dazed or disoriented
Guile: cunning or deceitful behavior
Hale: strong and healthy

More Words

Hapless: unfortunate or unlucky
Harrow: to cause great distress or fear
Hazy: unclear or difficult to see
Hug: to hold or squeeze someone or something tightly
Hullabaloo: a noisy and excited commotion
Hydra: a mythical monster with many heads
Hypnotic: having a powerful and attractive quality
Hysteric: extremely upset or agitated
Icy: extremely cold or unfriendly
Idiot: a person who is foolish or stupid
Ignoble: dishonorable or unworthy
Insipid: lacking flavor or interest

Even More Words

Insolent: rudely or impertinently behaved
Inscrutable: difficult to understand or interpret
Innocuous: harmless or innocuous
Inscrutable: difficult to understand or interpret
Inundate: to flood or overwhelm with something
Inured: accustomed to or experienced in something
Invective: strongly abusive or critical language
Inveigh: to speak or write strongly against something
Invidious: causing or feeling envy or resentment
Invigorate: to give new energy or strength to something
Jubilant: feeling or expressing great joy or triumph
Jocular: good-naturedly humorous or playful
Judicious: having, showing, or done with good judgment
Kaleidoscopic: constantly changing and multicolored
Kempt: neatly and tidily kept or organized

Final List of Words

Ken: to know or understand something
Kibosh: to put an end to something
Kith: friends and family
Klutz: a clumsy or awkward person
Knead: to work dough or other material with the hands
Knell: a mournful or ominous sound
Knee-jerk: an automatic or instinctive reaction
Knit: to make fabric by interlacing yarn
Knotty: complicated or difficult to understand
Kosher: conforming to the regulations of Jewish dietary law
Kowtow: to show respect or submission
Kvell: to feel or express great pride or pleasure
Lachrymose: given to or expressing excessive sadness
Languid: lacking energy or enthusiasm
Lassitude: a feeling of tiredness or lethargy### Vocabulary Building
Moribund means dying or decaying
Magniloquent means boastful or pompous
Misprize means to despise or denigrate
Mere means only or just
Mores refers to customs or traditions
Magnitude refers to extent or size
Momentous can mean either temporary or important
Monotonous means boring or dull
Mercurial means capricious or fickle
Metamorphosis means change or transformation
Masticate means to chew
Mawkish means over-sentimental or emotional
Manifest means to show or display
Muster means to gather or collect
Mercenary means loving money or material gain
Manacles refers to handcuffs or chains
Mordant means sarcastic or bitter
Mellifluous means sweet or melodious
Myriad means abundant or plentiful

More Vocabulary

Mollify means to soothe or calm down
Modify means to alter or change
Moot means controversial or disputable
Magnificent means impressive or grand
Menace means danger or threat
Morass means confusion or muddle
Meagre means less or trivial
Morose means sullen or sad
Mammoth means huge or enormous
Melancholy means sad or dismal
Masterly means skilled or expert
Mettle means courage or fortitude
Multitude means a large crowd or mass
Memoir means a record or diary

Yet More Vocabulary

Nimble means agile or quick
Nurtured means developed or grown
Negligent means careless or reckless
Neophyte means beginner or rookie
Nugatory means barren or infertile
Nonplussed means puzzled or confused
Nebulous means uncertain or unclear
Niggardly means miserly or stingy
Nasty means unpleasant or bad
Noisily means loudly or vociferously
Naïve means innocent or credulous
Narrative means a tale or story
Noob means beginner or novice
Natty means smart or dapper
Nauseous means sick or unwell
Navigate means to direct or guide
Novelty means newness or freshness
Nincompoop means a fool or incompetent
Nectar means ambrosia or elixir
Negate means to rebut or refuse
Nullify means to annul or reject
Nefarious means wicked or villainous
Neglect means to disregard or ignore
Negligible means minimal or insignificant
Negotiable means flexible or open to change
Nuance means a minor difference or subtlety

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