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Vocabulary Quiz: Words with Unique Meanings

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What is the meaning of the word 'TRACT' in the given text?

A small area of land
An extended area of land (correct)
A plot of land with buildings
A narrow strip of land

Which of the following words means 'extremely unpleasant or annoying'?

Insufferable (correct)
Pervade
Goad
Utter

What does the word 'PREVAILING' mean in the given context?

Dominating or most influential
Overcoming or surpassing
Most frequent or common (correct)
Existing at the present time

Which of the following words means 'not worth considering'?

Trifling (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'AFFINITY' in the given context?

An inherent resemblance between persons or things (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words means 'pale, as of a person's complexion'?

Pallid (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'omalous'?

Deviating from the common order or type (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which word means 'hate coupled with disgust'?

Abhorrence (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'supposititious'?

Based primarily on surmise rather than evidence (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which word refers to a small tower extending above a building?

Turret (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'emaciated'?

Very thin, especially from disease or hunger (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which word means 'a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person'?

Dirge (B) Signup and view all the answers

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