40 Vocabulary Trivia Questions
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1. What does "candid" mean when describing someone's reply?
easy- Carefully concealed
- Eager to compete
- Easily distracted
- Open and honest
2. What does "diligent" mean?
easy- Careful and hardworking
- Playful and noisy
- Relaxed and unconcerned
- Restless and impatient
3. What does "frugal" mean?
easy- Careful to avoid waste
- Eager to show off
- Quick to change plans
- Unable to sit still
4. What does "amiable" mean?
easy- Friendly and pleasant
- Nervous and restless
- Proud and boastful
- Silent and mysterious
5. What does "timid" mean?
medium- Bold and outspoken
- Calm and decisive
- Cheerful and chatty
- Shy or easily frightened
6. What does "tenacious" mean?
medium- Eager to apologize
- Quick to forget
- Unable to choose
- Unwilling to give up easily
7. What does "gregarious" mean?
medium- Avoiding every decision
- Enjoying the company of others
- Noticing tiny details
- Preferring strict routines
8. What does "magnanimous" mean?
hard- Easily confused
- Extremely talkative
- Generous and forgiving
- Very punctual
9. What does "concise" mean?
easy- Brief but clearly expressed
- Filled with hidden meanings
- Repeated at regular intervals
- Spoken with great volume
10. What does "ambiguous" mean?
easy- Arranged in alphabetical order
- Exactly the same each time
- Impossible to pronounce
- Open to more than one interpretation
11. What does "eloquent" mean?
easy- Brief and incomplete
- Fluent and expressive
- Formal and outdated
- Hesitant and unclear
12. What does "literal" mean when describing an interpretation?
medium- Based on a vague memory
- Deliberately exaggerated
- Said in a joking tone
- Using the basic, nonfigurative meaning
13. What does "verbose" mean?
medium- Choosing only technical terms
- Leaving every sentence unfinished
- Speaking unusually softly
- Using more words than necessary
14. What does "tacit" mean?
medium- Announced to everyone
- Repeated for emphasis
- Understood without being directly stated
- Written in tiny letters
15. What does "laconic" mean?
medium- Expressed in an angry tone
- Full of sudden topic changes
- Using very few words
- Written as a long poem
16. What does "mellifluous" mean?
hard- Difficult to see clearly
- Quick to disappear
- Rough and uneven to touch
- Smooth and pleasant to hear
17. What does "curious" mean?
easy- Certain nothing will change
- Eager to learn or know
- Ready to stop trying
- Unable to remember names
18. What does "skeptical" mean?
easy- Certain of instant success
- Doubtful that a claim is true
- Pleased to be interrupted
- Unable to notice patterns
19. What does "prudent" mean?
easy- Careful and sensible about possible consequences
- Fast without preparation
- Unusually imaginative
- Unwilling to hear advice
20. What does "meticulous" mean?
medium- Comfortable with uncertainty
- Eager to take shortcuts
- Extremely careful about details
- Quick to become bored
21. What does "perceptive" mean?
medium- Determined to avoid company
- Likely to arrive late
- Quick to notice and understand things
- Unable to make a choice
22. What does "arbitrary" mean?
medium- Based on personal choice rather than a clear reason
- Repeated in a regular pattern
- Required by a written agreement
- Supported by precise measurements
23. What does "pragmatic" mean?
hard- Focused on what works in practice
- Guided only by appearances
- Interested only in the distant past
- Unable to revise a plan
24. What does "inscrutable" mean?
hard- Certain to happen soon
- Difficult to understand or interpret
- Easy to copy exactly
- Ready for immediate use
25. What does "amble" mean?
easy- To leap over something
- To stand completely still
- To turn around suddenly
- To walk at a relaxed pace
26. What does "linger" mean?
easy- To arrive unexpectedly
- To begin again immediately
- To move in a straight line
- To stay longer or leave slowly
27. What does "improvise" mean?
medium- To create or perform without preparation
- To postpone until next week
- To repeat exactly from memory
- To sort into matching groups
28. What does "replenish" mean?
easy- To divide into equal parts
- To fill up or supply again
- To move to a higher shelf
- To wrap for safe storage
29. What does "expedite" mean?
medium- To divide work into equal parts
- To examine from far away
- To make a process happen faster
- To make a task more decorative
30. What does "scrutinize" mean?
medium- To accept without checking
- To arrange in a circle
- To describe in a few words
- To examine very carefully
31. What does "acquiesce" mean?
hard- To agree or accept without protest
- To announce a new discovery
- To ask for a detailed explanation
- To begin a task enthusiastically
32. What does "elucidate" mean?
hard- To decorate with bright colors
- To make something clear by explaining it
- To repeat without understanding
- To shorten by removing details
33. What does "vivid" mean?
easy- Barely visible
- Bright, clear, or strongly detailed
- Completely silent
- Perfectly balanced
34. What does "fragile" mean?
easy- Difficult to lift
- Easily broken or damaged
- Likely to expand
- Naturally waterproof
35. What does "sparse" mean?
easy- Arranged in a spiral
- Hidden beneath the surface
- Packed tightly together
- Thinly scattered or few in number
36. What does "vast" mean?
medium- Extremely large in area or extent
- Perfectly circular
- Recently repaired
- Unusually narrow
37. What does "fleeting" mean?
medium- Changing very slowly
- Continuing without interruption
- Lasting only a short time
- Returning on a fixed schedule
38. What does "dormant" mean?
medium- Changing color constantly
- Inactive for a time but able to become active
- Moving in several directions
- Unable to be repaired
39. What does "ubiquitous" mean?
hard- Available only by invitation
- Hard to recognize from a distance
- Likely to change shape
- Present or found everywhere
40. What does "pellucid" mean?
hard- Deeply wrinkled
- Strongly scented
- Unevenly colored
- Very clear or transparent
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