What is the meaning of sobriety?
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
to run away from a debt
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
love of darkness
a shelter from danger or hardship
What is the meaning of requisition?
rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
large in the amount that can be contained
unrestrained by convention or propriety
an authoritative request or demand
What is the meaning of quaint?
work together on a common enterprise or project
surrender under agreed condition
imposing or depending on or containing an assumption
attractively old-fashioned
characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
What is the meaning of philanthropic?
What is the meaning of ostracism?
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
understanding and entering into another's feelings
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
tending to move apart in different directions
What is the meaning of hegemony?
the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
worthy of imitation
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
causing weakness or debilitation
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
What is the meaning of fetter?
avoiding waste
a shackle for the ankles or feet
incapable of being avoided or prevented
a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
filled with or attended with
What is the meaning of ephemeral?
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
intended to attract notice and impress others
the property of having lived for a considerable time
marked by casual unconcern or indifference
found in the ordinary course of events
What is the meaning of debauch?
the condition of having good fortune
serving or tending to excite or stimulate
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking
postpone doing what one should be doing
lacking wit or imagination
What is the meaning of abrogate?
the act of improving by renewing and restoring
revoke formally
the ability to understand and discriminate between relations
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
examine carefully for accuracy
What is the meaning of trite?
of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
profoundly honored
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
lasting a very short time
What is the meaning of evince?
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
show to be right by providing justification or proof
marked by sound judgment
reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)
attribute or credit to
What is the meaning of beguile?
too simple, naive; dull, lacking nourishment
deserving to be feared and respected
just begun and so not fully formed or developed
very noisy or difficult to control
charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way
What is the meaning of alacrity?
seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time
exceptional, outstanding
liveliness and eagerness
cognitive, relating to learning, or involving knowledge
knowing or appearing to know about things before they happen
What is the meaning of grandiloquent?
incapable of being appeased or mitigated
not able to manage things properly or look after oneself, not responsible enough
pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have.
pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner
to steal money by falsifying records
4 Comments
I got 8 out of 15! – 53%
You missed quite a few. At first glance, it looks easy right? But then you start second-guessing yourself and wonder, “Waitโฆno thatโs not right. Or is itโฆ?” Have a break, try this quiz again when you have a chance!
I only know plain English, I don`t no any fancy words & I don`t talk it.
I`m an Aussie.
17 / 4 / 25
13/15 – close!
14/15 so close
15/15 right on man!!!