Vocabulary Quiz: Understanding Key Terms

Which word best describes a situation where two groups have reached a mutual understanding?

• Acrid

• Accord

• Appalled

• Omission

What is the best term for a taste that is unpleasantly sharp and bitter?

• Corpulent

• Blatant

• Acrid

• Torrid

If someone is filled with shock or horror, which adjective would best describe their reaction?

• Appalled

• Diffident

• Inarticulate

• Relentless

Which term refers to a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief?

• Assertion

• Myopia

• Talisman

• Sauntered

What word describes someone who is hostile and eager to fight?

• Belligerent

• Ludicrous

• Opaque

• Theological

Which adjective would you use to describe something that is very obvious and offensive?

• Blatant

• Cascading

• Unendurable

• Torrid

What term describes something that flows or falls in large amounts, like a waterfall?

• Corpulent

• Cascading

• Myopia

• Omission

Which word best describes someone who is excessively overweight?

• Diffident

• Corpulent

• Inarticulate

• Relentless

What term would you use to describe someone who is hesitant and lacks confidence?

• Diffident

• Appalled

• Blatant

• Torrid

Which adjective describes someone who is unable to express themselves clearly?

• Inarticulate

• Ludicrous

• Opaque

• Sauntered