Vocabulary Quiz #15 Speculate

Which of the following words best describes a person who avoids exertion and prefers ease?

• Impoverish

• Indolent

• Voracious

• Sagacious

What is the term for a conflict or struggle between opposing forces?

• Strife

• Secular

• Speculate

• Venerate

If someone is described as having sound judgment and being wise, which word would best fit this description?

• Voracious

• Sagacious

• Impediment

• Indolent

Which word refers to something that is worldly and not connected with a church or religion?

• Secular

• Impoverish

• Speculate

• Wane

What does it mean to make guesses or think about possibilities?

• Venerate

• Speculate

• Wane

• Strife

Which word describes the act of showing great respect for someone or something?

• Voracious

• Venerate

• Indolent

• Impoverish

What is the term for something that gets in the way or acts as an obstacle?

• Impediment

• Secular

• Sagacious

• Voracious

Which word means to make someone poor?

• Wane

• Impoverish

• Indolent

• Speculate

What does it mean when something is described as ravenous or having a large appetite for food?

• Voracious

• Strife

• Impediment

• Secular

Which word describes the process of getting smaller, dimmer, or weaker, or nearing an end?

• Wane

• Venerate

• Sagacious

• Impoverish