Vocabulary Quiz: Word Meanings and Usage

What does the word "Deride" mean?

• To praise someone

• To make fun of someone

• To forgive someone

• To be very bold

Which word means something that is harmful to living things?

• Bovine

• Noxious

• Replete

• Erudite

Which word means "boredom from not having anything to do"?

• Ennui

• Temerity

• Blasphemy

• Acquiesce

Which word means "a big failure or disaster"?

• Absolution

• Debacle

• Facetious

• Tenacious

What does "Contrite" mean?

• Feeling sorry for something

• Being difficult and uncooperative

• Making jokes about serious things

• Being arrogant

Which word describes someone who is "difficult and uncooperative"?

• Haughty

• Cantankerous

• Replete

• Abstain

If someone is "well-supplied with something," which word would describe them?

• Bilk

• Replete

• Anomaly

• Lampoon

How might you use the word "Facetious" in a sentence?

• To describe someone who is very serious

• To describe someone who makes jokes about serious things

• To describe someone who knows a lot

• To describe someone who is very bold

Which situation shows "Absolution"?

• A student studying hard

• A judge forgiving a criminal

• A person not eating dessert

• A comedian joking about serious topics

What is the difference between "Haughty" and "Tenacious"?

• They mean the same thing

• Haughty means arrogant, Tenacious means persistent

• Haughty means persistent, Tenacious means arrogant

• Both mean forgiving