Vocabulary Test: Advanced Words

Vocabulary Building

• Guady: Showy, flashy, and tastelessly ornamented
• Lothario: A man who seduces women, especially by cunning or deceit
• Jingoist: A person who strongly supports and defends their country, often in a narrow-minded or aggressive way
• Rake: A person who is immoral, dissolute, and licentious
• Seduce: To persuade or induce someone to do something, often in a subtle or deceptive way
• Deteriorate: To become weaker or worse in quality or condition over time
• Peasant: A person who works in agriculture, especially in a lowly or laborious position
• Tawdry: Showy, but lacking in quality or value; gaudy and cheap
• Depict: To represent or show something in a picture or image
• Sybarite: A person who is self-indulgent and pleasure-loving

Language and Grammar

• Spoonerism: A playful transposition of sounds in two words, often with humorous effect
• Solecism: A nonstandard or ungrammatical expression, often used to describe a mistake in speech or writing

Idioms and Phrases

• Drive s.b up the wall: To annoy or frustrate someone extremely
• Saturnine: Gloomy, melancholy, or sullen in temperament
• Level-headed: Having a calm and rational mind, even in difficult situations
• Quixotic: Extravagantly chivalrous or romantic in a way that is considered unrealistic or impractical
• Pyrrhic victory: A victory that is won at great cost, often with more harm than good
• Propensity: A natural tendency or inclination towards something
• Resent: To feel bitter or indignant about something
• Protean: Able to change frequently or easily, often in a way that is hard to understand or predict
• Procrustean: Relating to a practice or method that is rigidly and inflexibly enforced, often at the expense of individuality or creativity
• Devastating: Causing severe and overwhelming shock or grief
• Philippic: A speech or written work that is strongly critical or condemning
• Insincerely: In a way that is not genuine or sincere
• Philanderer: A person who engages in casual and irresponsible sexual relationships
• Pretentious: Claiming or pretending to be something that one is not, often in a way that is intended to impress or deceive
• Retribution: Punishment or vengeance inflicted for a wrong or injury
• Nemesis: A person or thing that is seen as an opponent or enemy, often in a way that is feared or avoided
• Maverick: A person who refuses to conform to established norms or attitudes, often in a way that is seen as independent or rebellious

Test your knowledge of advanced vocabulary words, including words related to emotions, behavior, and personalities. Identify the meanings of words like Lothario, Jingoist, and Sybarite.