October Vocab Quiz

Question 1

affinity

Answer 1

natural attraction to a person, thing, or activity; a relationship, connection

Question 2

ambivalent

Answer 2

having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something

Question 3

caterwaul

Answer 3

to howl or screech like a cat

Question 4

circumlocution

Answer 4

the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive

Question 5

condescend

Answer 5

to deal with people in a patronizing manner

Question 6

cozen

Answer 6

to trick; to cheat or swindle

Question 7

curmudgeon

Answer 7

a bad-tempered person, especially an old one

Question 8

dictum

Answer 8

short saying; an authoritative statement

Question 9

euphoria

Answer 9

a feeling of great happiness or well-being

Question 10

fetid

Answer 10

having an unpleasant or offensive odor

Question 11

gargantuan

Answer 11

of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous

Question 12

gothic

Answer 12

characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting and grotesque or violent events

Question 13

heyday

Answer 13

the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years

Question 14

hierarchy

Answer 14

any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc

Question 15

impasse

Answer 15

a dead end; a position from which there is not escape; a problem without a solution

Question 16

loquacious

Answer 16

tending to talk a great deal; talkative

Question 17

maudlin

Answer 17

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental

Question 18

nemesis

Answer 18

an unbeatable rival

Question 19

supine

Answer 19

lying flat on one’s back; listless or lethargic

Question 20

vicissitude

Answer 20

a change, variation, or alteration