English Vocabulary

Question 1

Abominable

Answer 1

Extremely unpleasant or causing disgust

Question 2

Aloof

Answer 2

Not friendly; cool and distant

Question 3

Auspicious

Answer 3

Favorable or promising success

Question 4

Beguile

Answer 4

To charm or attract someone, often in a deceptive way

Question 5

Calamity

Answer 5

An event causing great and often sudden damage, distress or disaster

Question 6

Compel

Answer 6

To force or drive someone to do something

Question 7

Countenance

Answer 7

To tolerate, support or approve of something

Question 8

Deject

Answer 8

To make someone feel sad or discouraged; to lower someone’s spirits

Question 9

Denote

Answer 9

To indicate or describe the meaning of something

Question 10

Discreet

Answer 10

Being careful about what one says or does to avoid causing offense or revealing confidential information

Question 11

Exhort

Answer 11

To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something

Question 12

Glean

Answer 12

To extract information from various sources or collect gradually bit by bit

Question 13

Imminent

Answer 13

Sure to happen in the near future

Question 14

Malefaction

Answer 14

An evil deed or wrongdoing; an immoral or criminal act

Question 15

Obscure

Answer 15

Not discovered or known about; uncertain

Question 16

Peril

Answer 16

Serious and immediate danger; the risk of harm, injury or loss

Question 17

Rogue

Answer 17

A dishonest or unprincipled person; a scoundrel

Question 18

Satire

Answer 18

Something that uses humor or sarcasm to criticize or mock human nature or society in order to bring about change or improvement

Question 19

Superfluous

Answer 19

Unnecessary, more than what is required or sufficient

Question 20

Usurp

Answer 20

To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force