Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word 'Flaunt' mean?

• Display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.

• Humble submission and respect.

• A sentimental longing or affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

• Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

What does the word 'Indolence' mean?

• Having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance.

• Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.

• Lacking in quantity or quality; inadequate; scanty.

• Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness; idleness.

What does the word 'Impotent' mean?

• Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless.

• The quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.

• The condition or process of degrading or being degraded; a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level.

• A state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

What does the word 'Retribution' mean?

• In a way that evokes a keen sense of sadness or regret.

• Apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.

• Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

• Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable.

What does the word 'Meager' mean?

• Having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance.

• Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.

• Lacking in quantity or quality; inadequate; scanty.

• Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness; idleness.

What does the word 'Nostalgia' mean?

• Display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.

• Humble submission and respect.

• A sentimental longing or affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

• Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

What does the word 'Rakish' mean?

• Having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance.

• Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.

• Lacking in quantity or quality; inadequate; scanty.

• Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness; idleness.

What does the word 'Squalor' mean?

• Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless.

• The quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.

• The condition or process of degrading or being degraded; a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level.

• A state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

What does the word 'Garish' mean?

• Having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance.

• Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.

• Lacking in quantity or quality; inadequate; scanty.

• Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness; idleness.

What does the word 'Futile' mean?

• Display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.

• Humble submission and respect.

• A sentimental longing or affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

• Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.