Vocabulary Bites : Part 109

March 01, 2016
Vocabulary Quiz
1. Gall
    (a) courage
    (b) rudeness
    (c) resourcefulness
    (d) restraint
          


2. Askance
    (a) angrily
    (b) suspiciously
    (c) without hope
    (d) out of place
    (e) None of these
        

3. Petulant
    (a) reluctant
    (b) beautiful
    (c) easily annoyed
    (d) quick-talking
    (e) None of these
         

4. Venality
    (a) lack of desire
    (b) fatigue
    (c) satisfaction
    (d) corruption
    (e) None of these
          

5. Querulous
    (a) complaining
    (b) loud, uncontrollable
    (c) peculiar
    (d) scarce
    (e) None of these
        

 6. Reprobate
    (a) novice
    (b) popular person
    (c) unprincipled person
    (d) judge
    (e) None of these
           

7. Inexorable
    (a) in-born
    (b) impossible to stop
    (c) overly detailed
    (d) easily fatigued
    (e) None of these
        

8. Vociferous
    (a) mutual
    (b) directly experienced
    (c) flowing freely
    (d) offensively loud
    (e) None of these
          

9. Subsume
    (a) contain, include
    (b) analyze
    (c) overwhelm
    (d) become unknown
    (e) None of these
          

10. Torpor
      (a) mediocrity
      (b) aggression
      (c) sluggishness
      (d) alertness
      (e) None of these
            

11. Denigrate
      (a) embrace
      (b) completely destroy
      (c) attack a reputation
      (d) become sad
      (e) None of these
          

 12. Deferential
      (a) delaying
      (b) respectful
      (c) differing, not alike
      (d) condescending
      (e) None of these
          

13. Upbraid
      (a) scold harshly
      (b) encourage
      (c) nurture
      (d) accuse
      (e) None of these
          

 14. Exiguity
      (a) meagerness
      (b) disingenuousness
      (c) suitability
      (d) speed
      (e) None of these
           

 15. Veracious
      (a) greedy
      (b) wild, untamed
      (c) deceitful
      (d) truthful
      (e) None of these
           

Answers        

1. rudeness
2. suspiciously
3. easily annoyed
4. corruption
5. complaining
6. unprincipled person
7. impossible to stop
8. offensively loud
9. contain, include
10. sluggishness
11. attack a reputation
12. respectful
13. scold harshly
14. meagerness
15. truthful

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