Here is a test of 15 vocabulary words and definitions. I will give you a definition and three possible words to go with the definition. Pick out the correct word.
The answers are at the end of the quiz. Keep track of your score and read exactly what your score indicates. If you would like- share your score on the Facebook or Massey Blog under the comments.
#1- Not showing due respect to another person
Derisory, Gigglemug, Impudent
#2- Absurd talk or ideas
Jaunt, Claptrap, Galoot
#3- Slow and relaxed
Languid, Chicanery, Festinate
#4- Pretentious display
Glaikit, Diffident, Ostentatious
#5- Stupid, uncouth person
Conundrum, Gongoozler, Palooka
#6- Brief but meaningful
Fatuous, Pithy, Ennui
#7- Commonly believed to be true but without proof
Putative, Chortle, Eschew
#8- To drink deeply with vigor
Dandle, Degust, Quaff
#9- Reluctant and restrained
Elfock, Copious, Reticent
#10- Prominent, most important
Salient, Cur, Foozle
#11- Someone who seeks personal advantage by excessively trying to please someone
Decry, Sycophant, Feckless
#12- Loud, confused noise
Dither, Dulect, Tumult
#13- To make someone feel annoyed or frustrated
Dysania, Buoyant, Vex
#14- Innocently charming, engaging, appealing
Winsome, Caboodle, Egregious
#15- Light, gentle breeze
Buncombe, Grubble, Zephyr
Answers
1- Impudent
2- Claptrap
3- Languid
4- Ostentatious
5- Palooka
6- Pithy
7- Putative
8- Quaff
9- Reticent
10- Salient
11- Sycophant
12- Tumult
13- Vex
14- Winsome
15- Zephyr
What Your Score Means
14-15 Correct- Very impressive, you should be an English professor.
11-13 Correct- You are well-read, keep it up.
7-10 Correct- Use each of these 15 words once a day for the next week, and you will qualify to be an English teacher by the end of the week.
0-6 Correct- You have been watching too much TV with bad language.
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