How Good Is Your Vocabulary?
So you may have noticed that as awesome as the dawn of texting and instant communication is that it has kind of killed the words that we use and we have been shifting instead to selecting communication that is the simplest and the shortest- the easiest to understand. It's quite possible you've forgotten about some of the cooler words of the English language - proceed to this little quiz, and let's see how badly you have let your vocabulary skills go.
- 1.
![Which of the following stars is best described as tawdry? - ProProfs]( "Which of the following stars is best described as tawdry?")
Which of the following stars is best described as tawdry?- A.
Dita Von Teese
- B.
Meryl Streep
- C.
Bill Gates
- 2.
![Which of these words best provides a description of what is happening in the picture? - ProProfs]( "Which of these words best provides a description of what is happening in the picture?")
Which of these words best provides a description of what is happening in the picture?- A.
Verbosity
- B.
Erroneously
- C.
Jocularity
- 3.
![What does enigma mean? - ProProfs]( "What does enigma mean?")
What does enigma mean?- A.
A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
- B.
A person who is full of energy and joy
- C.
A person who possesses exotic beauty
- 4.
![How would you describe this person's taste in clothes? - ProProfs]( "How would you describe this person's taste in clothes?")
How would you describe this person's taste in clothes?- A.
Dowdy
- B.
Perfuntory
- C.
Garrishly
- D.
Homely
- 5.
![Which of these cannot be loquacious? - ProProfs]( "Which of these cannot be loquacious?")
Which of these cannot be loquacious?- A.
A Person
- B.
A Place
- C.
A Bird
- 6.
![Which of the following best defines :curative? - ProProfs]( "Which of the following best defines :curative?")
Which of the following best defines :curative?- A.
The aging/curing of meat
- B.
The treatment/curing of disease
- C.
Relaxing and Calming
- 7.
![Which of these is better to be? - ProProfs]( "Which of these is better to be?")
Which of these is better to be?- A.
Savant
- B.
Dilettante
- C.
Enigmatic
- 8.
![If you were to suddenly pack up and move to a new country what would be a word to describe you? - ProProfs]( "If you were to suddenly pack up and move to a new country what would be a word to describe you?")
If you were to suddenly pack up and move to a new country what would be a word to describe you?- A.
Spontaneous
- B.
Ribold
- C.
Candid
- 9.
![What type of incident would make you the angriest? - ProProfs]( "What type of incident would make you the angriest?")
What type of incident would make you the angriest?- A.
Egregious
- B.
Taciturn
- C.
Malevolent
- 10.
![Which of these can a dog not be? - ProProfs]( "Which of these can a dog not be?")
Which of these can a dog not be?- A.
Erudiate
- B.
Didactic
- C.
Contemplative
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