Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "abominate" mean?

• To have an intense dislike or hatred for

• To make amends or make up for; to avert

• To direct or order; to prescribe a course of action authoritatively; to prohibit

• To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for; to share a feeling of distress

Which word is defined as "the modification of social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend of social patterns or societies"?

• Acculturation

• Enjoin

• Expiate

• Circuitous

What is the meaning of "adventitious"?

• Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential or purposeful; in medicine—acquired, not congenital

• To direct or order; to prescribe a course of action authoritatively; to prohibit

• To assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

• To praise extravagantly

Which word means "to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action authoritatively; to prohibit"?

• Ascribe

• Enjoin

• Commiserate

• Circuitous

The word "circuitous" is best defined as:

• Roundabout, not direct

• To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for; to share a feeling of distress

• Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

• To make amends or make up for; to avert

What does "commiserate" mean?

• To have an intense dislike or hatred for

• To praise extravagantly

• To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for; to share a feeling of distress

• To assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

The term "expiate" is defined as:

• To make amends or make up for; to avert

• To direct or order; to prescribe a course of action authoritatively; to prohibit

• Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential or purposeful; in medicine—acquired, not congenital

• The modification of social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend of social patterns or societies

What is the meaning of "extol"?

• To praise extravagantly

• To assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

• To have an intense dislike or hatred for

• Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

What is the antonym of 'adroit' as used in the sentence "to despise loathsome behavior — adroit"?

• circuitous

• commiserate

• abominate

• adventitious

Which word best fits the sentence "I was simply unable to follow the ______ reasoning by which she “proved” that a straight line is not necessarily the shortest distance between two points"?

• circuitous

• adventitious

• commiseration

• acculturation