Word of the Day Quiz 2

Which word of the following means "Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words"?

• Despondent

• Apathy

• Verbose

• Taciturn

Fill in the blank with the correct word: There was _______________ among church members about women becoming priests.

• taciturn

• ambivalence

• Euphoria

• Apathy

Choose the correct word for the following definition:

"Ludicrous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound."

• Malapropism

• Neologism

• Euphoria

• Taciturn

Choose the correct word for the following definition:

"A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion."

• Taciturn

• Aphorism

• Despondent

• Malapropism

Choose the correct word for the following definition:

"A new word, expression, or usage."

• Neologism

• Verbose

• Ambivalence

• Apathy

Choose the correct word for the following definition:

"Habitually untalkative."

• Taciturn

• Verbose

• Neologism

• Aphorism

Choose the correct word for the following definition:

"Lack of emotion or feeling."

• Apathy

• Despondent

• Euphoria

• Verbose

Choose the correct word for the following definition:

"Feeling of discouragement, hopeless."

• Despondent

• Verbose

• Euphoria

• Ambivalence

Choose the correct for the following definition:

"Feeling of great happiness".

• Euphoria

• Taciturn

• Apathy

• Aphorism

Choose the correct word for the following definition:

"Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow."

• Ambivalence

• Euphoria

• Aphorism

• Malapropism