It is important to keep learning new words and improving our vocabulary even after we have completed our formal education. Our vocabularies are our roster of words that we have to use when we want to communicate a thought, opinion, or experience. The more words we know, the easier it is to paint a picture in the minds of the people we are speaking with. Like a carpenter that can work more efficiently with more tools in their tool belt, or an artist who can create more visually stunning paintings with more colors on their palette, we can better communicate with others the more words we know.
There is nothing more frustrating than when someone uses a word incorrectly. Doing so creates miscommunication and all the hijinks and ridiculousness that often comes with that. Not only will this quiz test your vocabulary, but it will also help improve upon it. Every wrong answer is a new word learned!
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If You Can Get 10 on This Vocabulary Quiz Then You're Super Smart Questions
What does the word "extrapolate" mean?
To predict what might happen using information that is already known
Irrefutable evidence
When the data on a graph won't fit on one page
To reach a final conclusion that cannot be expanded upon
What does the word "pragmatic" mean?
Dealing with something in a realistic and sensible way
An unpredictable response
Fancy or upscale
Using creativity to solve a problem
What does the word "quintessential" mean?
A perfect or best example of something
Something that is not needed
Really good eyesight
Part of a whole that if taken away, would cause everything else to collapse
What does the word "dichotomy" mean?
The difference between two opposites
The study of anger and rudeness
The sum of many moving parts
The study of plants and soil
What does the word "juxtaposition" mean?
To be unaware of one's surroundings
Two contrasting things compared or placed together
To be confused as to what to do next
The first step in a long process
What does the word "monetary" mean?
Relating to money or currency
Simple and costing little
Doing something alone
A religious place or gathering of religious people
What does the word "partisan" mean?
Having questionable or concealed motives
A type of cheese often put on pasta
A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person
Behavior considered outside the norm
What does the word "prudent" mean?
Behaving in a way that considers how an action will impact the future
An unpleasant or disagreeable person
To remove unnecessary parts of something
A type of dried plum
What does the word "stoic" mean?
The shortest distance between two places
To always be correct
Enduring hardship without showing your feelings
Eating things that are not technically food
What does the word "laconic" mean?
To communicate a thought through made-up or gibberish words
To use more words or sentences than necessary
Very harsh and severe
To use as few words as possible
What does the word "exacerbate" mean?
To make a problem even worse
To breathe heavily after physical exercise
To speed up
To make something more complicated than necessary
What does the word "emulate" mean?
To make something brighter or easier to see
To copy or match something via imitation
A group of ostriches
To come to a sudden realization
What does the word "diction" mean?
The definition of technical jargon
A voice loud enough for everyone to hear
The choice and use of words when speaking or writing
A pleasant sounding accent
What does the word "diatribe" mean?
A group of 9 or more
A verbal attack against something or someone
A long monologue in play or production
An argument that makes something false seem true
What does the word "loquacious" mean?
Tending to talk a lot
Selling off one's possessions
Loud and noisy
Something easily turned into liquid
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