Advanced Vocabulary Quiz

1. What does 'ephemeral' mean?

1. Difficult to understand
2. Eternal and lasting
3. Lasting for only a very short time
4. Very important

2. What does 'ubiquitous' mean?

1. Invisible
2. Present everywhere at the same time
3. Rare and unusual
4. Very large

3. What does 'sanguine' mean?

1. Blood-red in colour only
2. Cold and distant
3. Optimistic, especially in a difficult situation
4. Very angry

4. What does 'perfidious' mean?

1. Generous and kind
2. Perfect and flawless
3. Treacherous and deceitful
4. Very religious

5. What does 'erudite' mean?

1. Easily confused
2. Having or showing great knowledge
3. Rude and unpleasant
4. Very old

6. What does 'ambivalent' mean?

1. Having mixed or contradictory feelings
2. Moving in two directions
3. Unable to speak
4. Very strongly in favour

7. What does 'laconic' mean?

1. Relating to lakes
2. Slow-moving
3. Using very few words; brief in speech
4. Very emotional

8. What does 'recalcitrant' mean?

1. Having an excellent memory
2. Stubbornly resistant to authority
3. Thoughtful and careful
4. Very calm and peaceful

9. What does 'propitious' mean?

1. Giving a favourable omen; likely to result in success
2. Hostile and unfriendly
3. Relating to prophecy
4. Very wealthy

10. What does 'garrulous' mean?

1. Courageous
2. Excessively talkative, especially about trivial things
3. Musical in quality
4. Very serious

11. What does 'obsequious' mean?

1. Excessively eager to please; fawning
2. Mysterious
3. Strict and demanding
4. Very obedient to rules

12. What does 'perspicacious' mean?

1. Excessively sweaty
2. Having a ready insight; shrewd
3. Loud and attention-seeking
4. Very ambitious

13. What does 'mellifluous' mean?

1. Excessively sweet in taste
2. Full of mistakes
3. Relating to honey bees
4. Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear

14. What does 'equivocate' mean?

1. To be equally fair to everyone
2. To make something equal
3. To speak very clearly
4. To use ambiguous language to avoid commitment

15. What does 'magnanimous' mean?

1. Extremely proud
2. Generous or forgiving, especially toward rivals
3. Highly intelligent
4. Very large in size

16. What does 'inimical' mean?

1. Hostile and harmful; unfriendly
2. Unable to be imitated
3. Very similar
4. Without enemies

17. What does 'verisimilitude' mean?

1. A formal legal statement
2. A very small truth
3. The appearance of being true or real
4. The truth and nothing but the truth

18. What does 'truculent' mean?

1. Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
2. Moving slowly
3. Very tall
4. Very trustworthy

19. What does 'soporific' mean?

1. Causing sleep or drowsiness
2. Relating to wisdom
3. Very lively and exciting
4. Very loud

20. What does 'ineffable' mean?

1. Impossible to achieve
2. Relating to mathematics
3. Too great or extreme to be expressed in words
4. Very inefficient