Vocabulary for English Test #2

Question 1

Refined - Elegant and cultured in appearance, manner or taste; developed or improved so as to be precise or subtle.

Answer 1

Synonyms: wealthy, rich, cultivated, cultured, polished, civilized, elegant, stylish, sophisticated, urbane, civil, polite, gracious, courtly, well mannered, well bred, gentlemanly, ladylike, genteel, couth, discriminating, enlightened, exquisite.

Question 2

Bewildered - Perplexed and confused; very puzzled [cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused].

Answer 2

Synonyms: baffled, mystified, bemused, perplexed, puzzled, confused, disorientated, flummoxed, bamboozled, discombobulated, wildered, distracted, mazed, obfuscated.

Question 3

Flamboyant - (of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
(Especially of clothing) noticeable because brightly colored, highly patterned, or unusual in style.

Answer 3

Synonyms (1): ostentatious, vivacious, showy, dashing, vivid.
Synonyms (2): colorful, bright, vibrant, vivid, showy, loud, flashy, ostentatious, jazzy, gay.

Question 4

Raucous - Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

Answer 4

Synonyms: harsh, strident, screech, squawk, grating, discordant, brassy, rough, rasping, hoarse, scratchy, cacophonous.

Question 5

Grotesque - comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.

Answer 5

Synonyms: malformed, deformed, misshapen, distorted, ugly, unsightly, monstrous, hideous, freakish, fugly.

Question 6

Loquacious - Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

Answer 6

Synonyms: talkative, garrulous, voluble, communicative, chatty, blathering, yakking, talky.

Question 7

Sauntered - Walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort.

Answer 7

Synonyms: stroll, amble, wander, meander, putter, walk, promenade, ramble, mosey, bimble, perambulate.

Question 8

Manipulated - handle or control (a tool, mechanism, etc.), typically in a skillful manner.
Control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously.

Answer 8

Synonyms (1): operate, handle, use, maneuver, engineer.

Synonyms (2): control, influence, guide.

Question 9

Disdain - the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt.
consider to be unworthy of one’s consideration.

Answer 9

Synonyms: (1): contempt, scorn, derision, disrespect, condescension, hauteur, arrogance, distaste, dislike, despite.
Synonyms (2): deride, belittle, undervalue, contemn, slight, misprize.

Question 10

Treacherously - Likely to betray trust.

Answer 10

Synonyms: slippery, tricky, unreliable, deceitful, deceptive, duplicitous.