Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of "bolster" as a verb?

• To mourn a person's loss or death

• To support or to improve something; make it stronger

• To reduce or limit something

• To clear someone of blame or suspicion; to justify

What does "lament" mean as a verb?

• To express excessive admiration

• To mourn a person's loss or death

• To evoke a keen sense of sadness or regret

• To express opinions in an annoying way

What is the meaning of "curtail" as a verb?

• To support or to improve something

• To reduce or limit something

• To clear someone of blame or suspicion

• To express excessive admiration

What does "vindicate" mean as a verb?

• To clear someone of blame or suspicion; to justify

• To express opinions in an annoying way

• To evoke a keen sense of sadness or regret

• To behave in a socially correct, calm, or polite manner

What is the definition of "poignant" as an adjective?

• Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

• Expressing opinions in an annoying way

• Behavior that is socially correct, calm, or polite

• Excessive admiration

What does "pontificate" mean as a verb?

• To support or to improve something

• To express opinions in an annoying way; to rant on and on

• To reduce or limit something

• To clear someone of blame or suspicion

What is the meaning of "decorum" as a noun?

• Excessive admiration

• Behavior that is socially correct, calm, or polite

• To mourn a person's loss or death

• To evoke a keen sense of sadness or regret

What does "adulation" mean as a noun?

• Excessive admiration

• To support or to improve something

• To reduce or limit something

• To clear someone of blame or suspicion