Vocabulary Quiz

Which word means 'outstandingly bad'? a) egregious b) affinity c) whimsical d) obdurate

• b) affinity

• d) obdurate

• c) whimsical

• a) egregious

Select the word that means 'showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others': a) callous b) vacillate c) delineate d) duplicitous

• b) vacillate

• d) duplicitous

• a) callous

• c) delineate

What does the word 'affinity' mean? a) a strong dislike b) a natural liking or sympathy c) a sudden change d) a dishonest act

• b

• d

• c

• a

Which word means 'to surrender or give up resistance'? a) capitulate b) anomaly c) vacillate d) obdurate

• d) obdurate

• a) capitulate

• b) anomaly

• c) vacillate

Choose the word that means 'deceitful or dishonest by acting in two different ways to different people': a) duplicitous b) egregious c) callous d) whimsical

• d) whimsical

• c) callous

• a) duplicitous

• b) egregious

What does the word 'delineate' mean? a) to vacillate b) to show or describe precisely c) to have a strong liking d) to be stubborn

• c

• a

• d

• b

Select the word that means 'stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action': a) obdurate b) affinity c) vacillate d) egregious

• a) obdurate

• d) subtle

• c) indecisive

• b) complacent

Which word means 'something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected'? a) anomaly b) callous c) whimsical d) vacillate

• aberration

• conformity

• normalcy

• anomaly

Choose the word that means 'playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way': a) whimsical b) obdurate c) duplicitous d) delineate

• b) obstinate

• c) duplicitous

• d) delineate

• a) whimsical