Vocabulary Quiz A-E Words

Which word means to find a way around or overcome a problem or obstacle?

• deign

• circumvent

• deleterious

• baneful

Which word means made up of elements from various sources?

• eclectic

• bedraggled

• chagrin

Which word means a departure from what is normal or expected?

• aberration

• derision

Which word means harmful or destructive?

• baneful

• chagrin

• bedraggled

Which word means to do something that one considers beneath one's dignity?

• deign

• deleterious

• circumvent

• commiserate

Which word means to accept or act in accordance with a rule or decision?

• abide

• egregious

• diatribe

Which word means to make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse?

• catch-22

• enigma

• exacerbate

• abhor

Which word means to originate or spread from a source?

• balderdash

• aberration

• emanate

• derision

Which word means senseless or stupid talk or writing?

• derision

• emanate

• aberration

• balderdash

Which word means to express sympathy or pity?

• deign

• deleterious

• circumvent

• commiserate