Vocabulary Quizs

Surreptitious

• marked by stealth and secrecy

• open and transparent

• loud and boisterous

• quick and hasty

Spurious

• genuine

• authentic

• not genuine, authentic, true, or sincere

• sincere

Truculent

• easily annoyed and always ready to argue or fight

• calm and peaceful in nature

• friendly and sociable

• indifferent and unconcerned

Perspicacious

• having mental perception and understanding

• lacking insight or awareness

• easily confused or misled

• showing a lack of judgment

Parsimonious

• frugal to the point of stinginess

• generous and giving

• extravagant in spending

• moderately thrifty

Mawkish

• excessively sentimental, often in a silly way

• having a strong, pleasant smell

• lacking in emotion or feeling

• excessively critical or harsh

Tantamount

• equal in value, meaning, or effect

• completely different in nature

• less significant than

• a type of measurement

Effervescent

• lively, high spirited, enthusiastic

• calm and collected

• dull and boring

• quiet and reserved

Visceral

• instinctive feelings not based on reason or logic

• logical reasoning based on facts

• calculated decisions made after analysis

• emotional responses based on past experiences