Valedictorians of the world, unite! Here's your chance to show off how big your English vocabulary is.
Question 1/12
studyzone.org
Phlegmatic
composed, imperturbable
sticky, viscous
Question 2/12
zenfs.com
Saturnine
gloomy, somber
excitable, nervous
Question 3/12
daysoftheyear.com
Abrogate
beg, plead
repeal, revoke
Question 4/12
allswagga.com
Esconce
remove, delete
settle, install
Question 5/12
allthingsd.com
Lachrymose
tearful, mournful
joyous, ebullient
Question 6/12
wordpress.com
Blithe
casual, unconcerned
agile, graceful
Question 7/12
dnaindia.com
Oblique
slanted, askew
insane, demented
Question 8/12
amazonaws.com
Epicure
hoax, prank
gourmand, foodie
Question 9/12
consciouslifenews.com
Hidebound
conservative, orthodox
hidden, veiled
Question 10/12
symfor.org
Reticent
introverted, withdrawn
vivid, detailed
Question 11/12
findicons.com
Hoary
promiscuous, licentious
grey, silvery
Question 12/12
mshcdn.com
Obviate
eliminate, prevent
obvious, conspicuous
Um, er, well, uh, hmm....
C+, No words
staticflickr.com
Right!
Nice job. You really know your stuff.
B+, Wordsmith
fallonburner.com
Right!
Yowza! You sure do have a big vocabulary. Congrats on getting most or all of these right.
A+, Valedictorian
nytimes.com
Right!
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Phlegmatic
composed, imperturbable
sticky, viscous
2
Saturnine
gloomy, somber
excitable, nervous
3
Abrogate
beg, plead
repeal, revoke
4
Esconce
remove, delete
settle, install
5
Lachrymose
tearful, mournful
joyous, ebullient
6
Blithe
casual, unconcerned
agile, graceful
7
Oblique
slanted, askew
insane, demented
8
Epicure
hoax, prank
gourmand, foodie
9
Hidebound
conservative, orthodox
hidden, veiled
10
Reticent
introverted, withdrawn
vivid, detailed
11
Hoary
promiscuous, licentious
grey, silvery
12
Obviate
eliminate, prevent
obvious, conspicuous
