Vocabulary Quiz

Choose the word that most nearly means the same thing as the example phrase: an irascible teacher.

• genial

• grumpy

• ungainly

• knowledgeable

Choose the word that most nearly means the same thing as the example phrase: a vendor at the door.

• salesman

• beggar

• thief

• scavenger

Choose the word that most nearly means the same thing as the example phrase: plunder the attic.

• clean

• repair

• ransack

• regale

Choose the word that most nearly means the same thing as the example phrase: a pithy comment.

• playful

• terse

• fake

• honest

Choose the word that most nearly means the same thing as the example phrase: a pallid appearance.

• handsome

• tawdry

• outlandish

• pale

Choose the word that most nearly means the same thing as the example phrase: malinger at home.

• hide

• play hooky

• prepare

• proclaim

Choose the word that most nearly means the same thing as the example phrase: garnish the cake.

• deface

• devour

• decorate

• minimize

Choose the word that most nearly means the same thing as the example phrase: exasperate the waiter.

• tip

• compliment

• annoy

• belittle

Choose the word that most nearly means the same thing as the example phrase: a crucial decision.

• uncertain

• pivotal

• unpopular

• firm

Choose the word that most nearly means the same thing as the example phrase: falter from exhaustion.

• simper

• die

• scoff

• stumble