Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word 'countenance' mean?

• A feeling of fear or agitation

• A person's face or facial expression

• Persistent, especially to the point of annoyance

• Remarkably great in extent, size, or degree

What is the meaning of 'equivocal'?

• Lacking interest or flavor

• Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous

• A scolding sharply

• A feeling of comfort or relief

What does 'fissure' refer to?

• A decrease gradually

• An opening; a groove; a split

• Depression of spirits

• Extreme or unnatural paleness

The term 'futility' denotes what?

• Pointlessness or uselessness

• Sickness, illness, disease, disorder

• Shaking or quivering slightly

• Able to be touched or felt

What does 'insipid' mean?

• Lacking interest or flavor

• A person's face or facial expression

• A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

• Remarkably great in extent, size, or degree

What is the meaning of 'lurid'?

• Causing shock or horror

• A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

• A person's face or facial expression

• Depression of spirits

What does 'malady' refer to?

• Sickness, illness, disease, disorder

• A decrease gradually

• Persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion

• Shaking or quivering slightly

What does 'pallor' mean?

• Extreme or unnatural paleness

• A feeling of comfort or relief

• An opening; a groove; a split

• Able to be touched or felt

The term 'palpable' denotes what?

• Able to be touched or felt

• A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

• A scolding sharply

• Depression of spirits

What is the meaning of 'prodigious'?

• Remarkably great in extent, size, or degree

• A decrease gradually

• A feeling of comfort or relief

• Persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion