Vocabulary Quiz 2/21

What is the term for a great misfortune or disaster?

• Euphemism

• Calamity

• Fluctuate

• Arbitrary

Which word means thorough and complete?

• Comprehensive

• Banal

• Mercenary

• Taint

What is the term for something that is ordinary and unoriginal?

• Flagrant

• Banal

• Altruistic

• Assail

Which word describes a person who is primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics?

• Altruistic

• Mercenary

• Arbitrary

• Syndrome

What is the term for a mild or indirect word substituted for one considered to be too harsh?

• Euphemism

• Fluctuate

• Allusion

• Appease

Which word means to change or vary irregularly?

• Fluctuate

• Taint

• Assail

• Conventional

What is the term for a group of symptoms that consistently occur together?

• Syndrome

• Allusion

• Arbitrary

• Appease

Which word means to make a reference to something indirectly?

• Allusion

• Flagrant

• Calamity

• Mercenary

What is the term for something that is shockingly noticeable or evident?

• Flagrant

• Comprehensive

• Banal

• Altruistic

Which word means to satisfy or relieve?

• Appease

• Assail

• Taint

• Euphemism