Vocabulary Challenge for Grade 12

What does the word "jubilation" mean?

• Sadness

• Great joy

• Confusion

• Anger

Which word describes someone who is calm and unemotional?

• Haughty

• Phlegmatic

• Querulous

• Impetuous

What is the meaning of "demagogue"?

• A leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires

• A person who is indifferent to pleasure

• A wise and prudent individual

• A person who is ahead of their time

Which word means "ordinary or dull"?

• Anachronistic

• Mundane

• Superfluous

• Fortuitous

What does "querulous" mean?

• Complaining in a petulant manner

• Acting without thinking

• Showing excessive pride

• Being overly cautious

Which word means "more than is needed"?

• Parched

• Superfluous

• Intuitive

• Prudent

What does "intuitive" mean?

• Based on what one feels to be true

• Lacking originality

• Seeking pleasure as the highest good

• Acting with excessive speed

Which word describes someone who is arrogantly superior?

• Emulate

• Haughty

• Pragmatic

• Precocious

What does "anachronistic" mean?

• Out of place in terms of time

• Extremely dry

• A difficult problem

• Happening by chance

Which word means "acting quickly without thought"?

• Prudent

• Impetuous

• Fortuitous

• Hackneyed