Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "arduous" mean?

• Friendly, lively, enjoyable

• Involving strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

• Lasting a very short time

• Expressing contempt or disapproval

Which word means "to increase or grow rapidly; flourish"?

• Desultory

• Hapless

• Burgeon

• Vapid

What is the meaning of "convivial"?

• Friendly, lively, enjoyable

• Too great or extreme to be expressed in words

• A feeling of hate or bitterness

• Offense, resentment, annoyance

What does "demur" mean?

• Remove a need or difficulty

• Raising doubts or showing reluctance

• Conformity to facts; accuracy

• Little known

Which word describes "the quality of being cheerful and full of energy"?

• Ebullience

• Hapless

• Maladroit

• Recondite

What does "ephemeral" mean?

• Lasting a very short time

• Involving strenuous effort

• Offering nothing that is stimulating

• Feeling or showing caution

What is the meaning of "erudite"?

• Having or showing great knowledge or learning

• Ineffective or bungling; clumsy

• Offense, resentment, annoyance

• A feeling of hate or bitterness

Which word means "unfortunate"?

• Ineffable

• Hapless

• Pejorative

• Vapid

What does "ineffable" mean?

• Too great or extreme to be expressed in words

• Conformity to facts; accuracy

• Offense, resentment, annoyance

• Remove a need or difficulty

What is the meaning of "lambaste"?

• To criticize harshly

• To increase or grow rapidly

• To express contempt or disapproval

• To show reluctance