Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "Ascetic" mean?

• Practicing strict self-denial

• Roughness of manner

• Deception by artful subterfuge

• Fantastically visionary

Which word means "roughness of manner or of temper"?

• Chicanery

• Asperity

• Gratis

• Erratic

What is the meaning of "Chicanery"?

• Fantastically visionary

• So worthless or obnoxious

• Deception by artful subterfuge

• To make a mistake

The word "Chimerical" is best defined as:

• Fantastically visionary or improbable

• Without charge or recompense

• Not called for by the circumstances

• To goad or urge forward

Which word describes something "so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation"?

• Gratis

• Despicable

• Erratic

• Instigate

What does "Err" mean?

• To make a mistake

• To goad or urge forward

• To season, taste, or relish

• To emit quick flashes

The term "Erratic" is characterized by:

• Consistency and regularity

• Lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity

• Intellectual depth and insight

• A magnificent or impressive array

What does "Gratis" mean?

• Not called for by the circumstances

• Without charge or recompense

• To goad or urge forward

• Capable of being understood

Which word means "not called for by the circumstances"?

• Gratuitous

• Intelligible

• Mannered

• Mantle

What is the meaning of "Instigate"?

• To make a mistake

• To goad or urge forward

• To emit quick flashes

• To season, taste, or relish