vocab quiz 3 part 2 (summer 2023)

Question 1

auspicious

Answer 1

(adj): auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
syn: favoring, promising, bright, hopeful, rosy

Question 2

banal

Answer 2

(adj): repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
syn: overused, unoriginal, commonplace

Question 3

circumlocutory

Answer 3

(adj): roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
syn: ambiguous, indirect

Question 4

deference

Answer 4

(n): courteous regard for people’s feelings
syn: respect, respectfulness

Question 5

enervate

Answer 5

(v): weaken physically, mentally, or morally
syn: to weaken

Question 6

esoteric

Answer 6

(adj): confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
syn: arcane, secret, mysterious, mystical

Question 7

fervent

Answer 7

(adj): characterized by intense emotion
syn: passionate, fiery, ardent

(adj): extremely hot
syn: scalding, searing, hot

Question 8

grandiloquent

Answer 8

(adj): puffed up with vanity
syn: fancy word for fancy

Question 9

halcyon

Answer 9

(adj): idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
“a halcyon atmosphere”
syn: peaceful, happy, prosperous

Question 10

inundate

Answer 10

(v): fill or cover completely, usually with water
syn: submerge

Question 11

jocund

Answer 11

(adj): full of or showing high-spirited merriment
syn: jolly, jovial, merry, joyous

Question 12

loquacious

Answer 12

(adj): full of trivial conversation
syn: talkative, chatty

Question 13

melodramatic

Answer 13

(adj): characteristic of melodrama, especially in being exaggerated, sensationalized, or overemotional.
syn: dramatic, exaggerated, overemotional

Question 14

neophyte

Answer 14

(n): a participant with no experience with an activity
syn: freshman, newbie, newcomer

Question 15

omniscience

Answer 15

(n): all-knowing

Question 16

plethora

Answer 16

(n): a large or excessive amount of (something).
syn: abundance, excess

Question 17

quixotic

Answer 17

(adj): not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
syn: romantic, impractical

Question 18

replete

Answer 18

(v): fill to satisfaction
syn: to fill

(adj): filled to satisfaction with food or drink
syn: full, nourished

Question 19

sinister

Answer 19

(adj): giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.
syn: threatening, evil

Question 20

usurp

Answer 20

(v): take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
syn: to seize

Question 21

voracious

Answer 21

(adj): devouring or craving food in great quantities
syn: ravenous, gluttonous,

(adj): excessively greedy and grasping
syn: ravening

Question 22

vivacious

Answer 22

(adj): vigorous and animated
syn: spirited, vibrant