Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of the word "specious"?

• Seemingly true but actually false

• Intense hatred

• A brilliant radiance

• Characterized by proper manners

Which word means "intense hatred"?

• Effulgence

• Enmity

• Strident

• Furtive

What part of speech is "effulgence"?

• Adjective

• Verb

• Noun

• Adverb

Which word is defined as "characterized by proper manners or dignified propriety"?

• Decorous

• Incredulous

• Obscure

• Pallor

What does "strident" mean?

• Making a harsh, grating sound

• Sly; stealthy; shifty

• Ambiguous, vague, or uncertain

• Extreme paleness

Which word means "skeptical"?

• Furtive

• Incredulous

• Suffuse

• Specious

What is the meaning of "furtive"?

• Sly; stealthy; shifty; secretive

• To saturate or spread over

• Extreme paleness

• A brilliant radiance

Which word is defined as "ambiguous, vague, or uncertain"?

• Pallor

• Obscure

• Enmity

• Decorous

What part of speech is "suffuse"?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

What does "pallor" mean?

• Intense hatred

• Extreme paleness, as in sickness

• Making a harsh, grating sound

• Seemingly true but actually false