Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards

1

What is a parishioner?

a citizen of Paris
a teacher of parish sciences
a church goer
a resident of a Louisiana parish

2

Define ambivalent

having an ambitious mentality about life
not caring about anything
being devoutly republican
having mixed feelings about something

3

Which is the most inexorable event?

death
peace
life
war

4

Define ephemeral

destitute and desperate for attention
taking a very long time to accomplish
lasting a very short time
powerful and destructive

5

Which one is the euphemism?

Last year my grandmother passed away.
Every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings.
Yesterday I saw a bus driver get run over by a bus.
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.

6

Define perfunctory

absurd discussion
funky, groovey
absence of effort
preferable treatment

7

Having or showing knowledge or understanding

cognizant
tacit
influential
precarious

8

What is a synonym for argot?

patois
slang
lingo
jargon

9

Match the word to the definition: deviating from what is normal or standard

ubiquitous
obstreperous
ethereal
anomalous

10

What is a synonym for Cacophonous?

loud
sweet
discordant
absurd

11

Define: abnegation

a denial or rejection of belief
the acceptance of blame
a decoration or bauble
recanting a statement

12

What is a synonym for "burke"

to lie
to register
to bypass
to accept

13

to unify; merge into one body

amalgamate
esemplast
amalgemate
esemplastic

14

Which country's national security is in a precarious situation?

Japan
South Korea
Ukraine
The United States

15

Define grandiloquence:

excessive concern with minor details
vague grouping of words that have no real meaning
a lofty, extravagant, pompous, or bombastic style or manner
a lufty, extravent, pompus or bambostic, sytle, or mennar

Vocabulary Quiz

Questions 15

Vocabulary Quiz

Questions 15