Vocabulary Quiz SET 2

What does the word "accusation" mean?

• A statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal

• A statement of praise

• A question about a fact

• An expression of gratitude

Which of the following is a synonym for "hesitate"?

• Rush

• Pause

• Accelerate

• Continue

What does it mean to "overestimate" something?

• To assess something below its actual value

• To correctly estimate the value of something

• To assess something above its actual value

• To ignore the value of something

Which word best describes something that is "hideous"?

• Beautiful

• Ugly

• Ordinary

• Invisible

What is a "vandal"?

• A person who fixes broken items

• A person who creates art

• A person who deliberately destroys or damages property

• A person who studies history

If someone is "mortified," how do they feel?

• Excited

• Embarrassed

• Joyful

• Indifferent

What does "absurdity" refer to?

• The state of being reasonable

• The quality of being serious and important

• The state of being ridiculously unreasonable or nonsensical

• The quality of being understandable

To "prosecute" someone means to:

• Defend them in a court of law

• Ignore their actions

• Legally accuse and try them for a crime

• Praise them for their actions

Which of the following words means "slanderous"?

• Truthful

• False and damaging to someone's reputation

• Respectful

• Helpful

What does it mean to "contaminate" something?

• To clean and purify

• To decorate and beautify

• To make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.

• To repair and restore