Vocabulary Quiz

After hiking for hours in the desert, I was __________ and in desperate need of water.

• parched
• evanescent

• trivial

• asylum

The movie's plot was __________ ; even the most dramatic scenes felt predictable and uninspired.

• querulous

• spurious

• hackneyed

• exemplary

The argument they had was __________ and neither of them could remember what it was about the next day.

• mundane

• uniform

• trivial
• parched

He found his daily routine __________ and he began to crave a change in his life.

• inconsequential

• florid

• mundane

• perfidious

The writer's style was criticized as too __________, lacking the imagination and flair expected from a best-selling author.

• florid

• trivial

• evanescent

• prosaic

Her actions in the community were __________, setting a standard for others to follow.

• perfidious

• spurious

• exemplary

• anachronistic

The artist's __________ descriptions of the landscape were so detailed that they seemed almost exaggerated.

• florid
• superfluous

• hackneyed

• rancorous

There was an air of __________ when the team won the championship after a long and hard-fought season.

• jubilation
• rancor

• asylum

• perfidy

At the party, she told a funny __________ about her childhood, which made everyone laugh.

• abbreviate

• anecdote

• uniform

• rancor

The detailed description of the scenery in the book felt __________, as it did not contribute to the main plot.

• superfluous
• jubilation

• hackneyed

• prosaic