Do you consider yourself eloquently loquacious? Or reticently taciturn? Test your knowledge of English vocabulary with these 12 words.
Question 1/12
thepioneerwoman.com
VICARIOUS
indirect, surrogate
priestly, religious
Question 2/12
seasidelife.com
INSINUATE
hint, imply
seduce, convince
Question 3/12
wisegeek.com
LIBEL
cure, antidote
defamation, misrepresentation
Question 4/12
deskpicture.com
PREVARICATE
prove, verify
equivocate, waffle
Question 5/12
wordpress.com
CONDONE
approve, allow
disapprove, forbid
Question 6/12
thedebutanteball.com
FACETIOUS
flippant, glib
easy, simple
Question 7/12
on.ca
MENDACIOUS
masculine, macho
dishonest, duplicitous
Question 8/12
calibermag.org
MODICUM
clothing, apparel
small amount, particle
Question 9/12
ahsthenest.com
PENCHANT
tendency, preference
instrument, tool
Question 10/12
uzh.ch
STAID
respectable, unadventurous
confusing, unclear
Question 11/12
dovesandserpents.org
SAGACITY
wisdom, intelligence
softness, smoothness
Question 12/12
shutterstock.com
SPURIOUS
false, bogus
speedy, quick
You no like big words. You like small words.
C+, call Stanley Kaplan
inc.com
Right!
Sweet. You got around half right, which is very impressive.
B+, Well-played
images-amazon.com
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Wow! Getting all or most of these right is very impressive. With a vocabulary like that, you're going places...
A+, You are sagacious!
amazonaws.com
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VICARIOUS
indirect, surrogate
priestly, religious
2
INSINUATE
hint, imply
seduce, convince
3
LIBEL
cure, antidote
defamation, misrepresentation
4
PREVARICATE
prove, verify
equivocate, waffle
5
CONDONE
approve, allow
disapprove, forbid
6
FACETIOUS
flippant, glib
easy, simple
7
MENDACIOUS
masculine, macho
dishonest, duplicitous
8
MODICUM
clothing, apparel
small amount, particle
9
PENCHANT
tendency, preference
instrument, tool
10
STAID
respectable, unadventurous
confusing, unclear
11
SAGACITY
wisdom, intelligence
softness, smoothness
12
SPURIOUS
false, bogus
speedy, quick
