Vocabulary Quiz

Which word means causing damage by chemical action?

• irascible

• corrosive

• peevish

• benign

What is the meaning of the word 'irascible'?

• made angry easily

• easily annoyed

• full of violent hate and anger

• pleasant, kind

Which word describes a feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past?

• mordant

• acrimonious

• vitriolic

• rancorous

What does the word 'petrichor' refer to?

• easily annoyed

• full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling

• causing damage by chemical action

• a pleasant smell after rain

Which word means cruel and criticizing in a humorous way?

• benign

• mordant

• peevish

• vitriolic

What is the definition of "acrimonious"?

• full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling

• (esp of humor) cruel and criticizing in a humorous way

• pleasant, kind

• having or showing a feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past

Which term conveys 'pleasant, kind' in one of these 3 terms: a) vitriolic b) noble c) benign

• vitriolic

• noble

• benign

• rancorous

(use commas to separate the terms in ascending order)

List a term that conveys the idea of:

1. 1. easily annoyed

2. 2. made angry easily

3. 3. a pleasant small after rain

Acid is a corrosive substance

• True

• False

What term refers to full of violent hate and anger?