Vocabulary Analysis Quiz

What does the word "orator" mean?

• A person who is skilled at making speeches

• A person who writes novels

• A person who paints

• A person who designs buildings

Which word means to delay or postpone action; to put off doing something?

• Preceding

• Prosperity

• Procrastinate

• Prudent

What does "precocious" mean?

• Having developed certain abilities at an earlier age than usual

• Being cautious about the future

• Having a tendency to show off one's learning

• Being withdrawn from society

Which word best describes someone who attempts to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed?

• Precocious

• Pretentious

• Prudent

• Provocative

What does "prosperity" mean?

• The state of being wealthy, or successful

• The act of delaying tasks

• The quality of being careful and avoiding risks

• The act of challenging or stimulating

Which word means causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately?

• Precocious

• Prudent

• Provocative

• Quintessential

What does "prudent" mean?

• Acting with or showing care and thought for the future

• Extremely important or necessary

• Preferring to live in isolation

• The act of making something new again

Which word means representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class?

• Prudent

• Quintessential

• Reclusive

• Reconciliation

What does "reclusive" mean?

• Avoiding the company of other people; solitary

• The action of making one view or belief compatible with another

• To prove a statement or theory to be wrong

• The process of renewing or restoring something to a better state

What does "reconciliation" mean?

• The action of making financial accounts consistent; harmonization

• The restoration of friendly relations

• The act of refusing to accept or be associated with

• The process of making someone less angry or hostile