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word of the day quiz 2021 November

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does crepuscular mean?

a)

twilight hours

b)

afternoon

c)

hours after sunrise

d)

lack of muscular conditions

2.

What does the word sagacious mean?

a)

Wise and knowledgeable.

b)

Smart and shy.

c)

Unintelligent and silly.

d)

Someone who wears baggy clothing.

3.

A narcissist

a)

hates himself

b)

loves everyone else

c)

is in love with himself

4.

machinate means

a)

to make a machine

b)

to go mach 10

c)

to plot or scheme

d)

to destroy

5.

a plethora is

a)

an excessive amount

b)

a little amount

c)

a loud costume

d)

not enough

6.

pensive means

a)

to scream

b)

to memorize

c)

to write with ink

d)

to think deeply

7.

defenestration means

a)

to throw out a window

b)

to throw in the trash

c)

to destroy the forest

d)

to knock down someone from power

8.

nefarious means

a)

nice and lean

b)

wicked and cruel

c)

bright and lively

d)

dry and steep

9.

lugubrious means

a)

to look happy

b)

to negate a position

c)

to look sad

d)

flat

10.

deify means

a)

to spend money

b)

to take money from

c)

to love

d)

to make into a god

11.

a stigma is

a)

a negative mark or reputation

b)

a stick with leaves

c)

a wonderful reputation

12.

ambivalent means

a)

to be undecided on which way to feel

b)

to choose one side only

c)

to be unique

13.

quixotic means to be

a)

quick

b)

undecided

c)

romantic and impractical

14.

garish means

a)

loud and flashy colors

b)

dull and boring

c)

reddish in color

d)

to garnish

15.

prevaricate means

a)

to purposely tell the truth

b)

to purposely deceive by avoiding the truth

c)

switch from side to side

16.

hegemony means to

a)

to be weak

b)

to trim back the hedges

c)

marriage

d)

to have dominance and power over others

17.

taciturn means

a)

lively and vigorous

b)

to be quiet and show no emotion

c)

to be tact

d)

to turn about

18.

zeitgeist is

a)

a wraith

b)

the feeling of a particular time period

c)

a poltergeist under your stairs

d)

a ghost in the machine

19.

gregarious means

a)

to be quiet

b)

to be talkative and social

c)

to be gargantuan

d)

shy and timid

20.

frugal means

a)

to spend money wisely

b)

to spend money on luxuries

c)

regal and king like

d)

to steal