Vocabulary List #1 Quiz

What is the part of speech for the word ABJURE: to renounce, to reject, abandon formally?

• ADJECTIVE

• 1. VERB

• NOUN

(adjective) idle, lazy, apathetic, indifferent

• BALEFUL

• CALUMNY

• LACKADAISICAL

(verb) to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.

• JETTISON

• FACILE

• ILK

What is the part of speech for the word BALEFUL: full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious?

• NOUN

• VERB

• ADJECTIVE

(noun) an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:

• EBULLIENT

• JETTISON

• DEARTH

(adjective) overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited:

• FACILE

• EBULLIENT

• GAMBOL

What is the part of speech for the word ILK: family, class, or kind?

• VERB

• NOUN

• ADVERB

(noun) a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something:

• FACILE

• LACKADAISICAL

• CALUMNY

(adjective) moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:

• FACILE

• ILK

• ABJURE

What is the part of speech for the work HACKNEYED: made commonplace or trite; stale; banal?

• VERB

• NOUN

• ADJECTIVE