Vocabulary Quiz

Which word means marked by corruption or evil?

• Depraved

• Vagary

• Impetuous

• Ominous

What does the word 'vagaries' refer to?

• Unpredictable weather

• Unpredictable economic scene

• Unpredictable actions

• All of the above

What is the meaning of the word 'impetuous'?

• Marked by impulsive vehemence or passion

• Marked by corruption or evil

• Being or exhibiting an omen

• Incapable of being expressed in words

Which word means foreboding or foreshadowing evil?

• Depraved

• Vagary

• Impetuous

• Ominous

What does the word 'avail' mean?

• To be of use or advantage

• To gain ascendancy through strength or superiority

• To devise or plan

• Incapable of being expressed in words

What does the word 'prevail' mean?

• To be of use or advantage

• To gain ascendancy through strength or superiority

• To devise or plan

• Incapable of being expressed in words

What does the word 'contrive' mean?

• To be of use or advantage

• To gain ascendancy through strength or superiority

• To devise or plan

• Incapable of being expressed in words

What does the word 'ineffable' mean?

• To be of use or advantage

• To gain ascendancy through strength or superiority

• To devise or plan

• Incapable of being expressed in words

What does the word 'dolorous' mean?

• Causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief

• Sympathy with another in sorrow

• An expression of sympathy

• All of the above

What does the word 'condolences' mean?

• Causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief

• An expression of joy

• An expression of sympathy

• All of the above