Vocabulary Quiz

The _______ decorations at the party were so bright and over-the-top that guests couldn’t focus on anything else.

• banal

• garish

• effervescent

• nascent

His _______ personality made it easy for him to make friends wherever he went.

• effervescent

• odious

• vehement

• rancorous

We paid our respects by walking through the _______ ground, silent in reflection.

• nascent

• hallow

• carouse

• banal

After a night of celebration, the friends continued to _______ late into the morning.

• lament

• hallow

• carouse

• garish

The _______ villain caused widespread suffering in the kingdom.

• nascent

• odious

• effervescent

• banal

The _______ project showed great promise, but there was still much to be done.

• banal

• nascent

• garish

• rancorous

Her _______ against the injustice moved the audience deeply.

• effervescent

• vehement

• banal

• hallow

His speech was so repetitive and _______ that many in the audience began to lose interest.

• banal

• lament

• garish

• odious

The _______ between the two parties had been growing for years, and it showed no signs of subsiding.

• lamentation

• rancor

• effervescence

• hallow

There was a deep sense of _______ at the funeral, as friends and family grieved the loss.

• effervescence

• lamentation

• carouse

• odious