Can You Define These Difficult English Words?

How good is your vocabulary? Are you a wordsmith, or at a loss for words? Test your knowledge with these 12 English vocabulary questions.
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Question 1/12

ebayimg.com
Ubiquitous
everywhere, pervasive
persistent, relentless

Question 2/12

worldsoccertalk.com
Perspicacious
sweaty, damp
perceptive, astute

Question 3/12

worthpoint.com
sesquipedalian
rare, scarce
polysyllabic, long-winded

Question 4/12

mentalfloss.com
inchoate
undeveloped, unformed
obese, overweight

Question 5/12

deviantart.net
Salutary
beneficial, worthwhile
friendly, cheerful

Question 6/12

depositphotos.com
Brobdingnagian
succulent, juicy
gigantic, enormous

Question 7/12

firstdaypress.org
Corpulent
fat, obese
dead, lifeless

Question 8/12

favim.com
pugnacious
depressed, morose
belligerent, agressive

Question 9/12

photobucket.com
antediluvian
outdated, antiquated
judgmental, critical

Question 10/12

publicdomainpictures.net
scurrilous
defamatory, slanderous
speedy, fast

Question 11/12

wordpress.com
callow
inexperienced, immature
pale, ashen

Question 12/12

wordpress.com
uxorious
frugal, penny-pinching
excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
The SATs were a long time ago, and let's face it, many of these words aren't gonna come up on a daily basis.

C+, Pedestrian

inautonews.com
Right!
Our compliments and felicitations! You did remarkably well on this test and clearly have an extraordinary working vocabulary.

B+, Definitive

polarimagazine.com
Right!
Congratulations and salutations! You are a true wordsmith with a brobdingnagian vocabulary, if you'll pardon our sesquipedalian tendencies.

A+, Splendiferous

csmonitor.com
Right!
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Ubiquitous
everywhere, pervasive
persistent, relentless
2
Perspicacious
sweaty, damp
perceptive, astute
3
sesquipedalian
rare, scarce
polysyllabic, long-winded
4
inchoate
undeveloped, unformed
obese, overweight
5
Salutary
beneficial, worthwhile
friendly, cheerful
6
Brobdingnagian
succulent, juicy
gigantic, enormous
7
Corpulent
fat, obese
dead, lifeless
8
pugnacious
depressed, morose
belligerent, agressive
9
antediluvian
outdated, antiquated
judgmental, critical
10
scurrilous
defamatory, slanderous
speedy, fast
11
callow
inexperienced, immature
pale, ashen
12
uxorious
frugal, penny-pinching
excessively fond of or submissive to a wife