
We all like to think that we have a way with words, but at times we still inevitably come across words that are unfamiliar. Some of us may just brush them off and be contented with not knowing. The more curious word nerds amongst us will actually look up the correct definition and in so doing, add a new word to the mind's treasure trove of vocabulary.
Take a page from the book of rapper Eminem. He spent hours studying the dictionary every night to improve his craft. Has the time has come for you to do the same?
Put your English knowledge to the test with this selection of some wonderful and a few downright weird words. This quiz is designed to boggle even the most ardent logophiles. For each word, choose the correct definition. Sounds simple enough but watch out, we have left plenty of red herrings in there to catch you out! If you get most of these right, you're probably a word genius.
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someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
tending to vanish like vapor
no longer in force or use
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so thin as to transmit light
a compound obtained from another compound
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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peculiar to the individual
devoid of intelligence
unfortunate and deserving pity
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a slight suggestion or vague understanding
a person who takes part in a conversation
provoke or stir up
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a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
effusively or insincerely emotional
a powerful circular current of water
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the lowest point of anything
infringe upon
cause to accept or become hardened to
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noisily and stubbornly defiant
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
make obscure or unclear
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ostentatiously lofty in style
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
self-consciously timid
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not having enough money to pay for necessities
full of trivial conversation
occurring by happy chance
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not belonging to that in which it is contained
demanding immediate attention
containing or based on incorrect reasoning
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influence by slyness
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
flattery intended to persuade
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extreme excess
a predisposition in favor of something
complete and confirmed integrity
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excessively or hypocritically pious
cancel officially
plausible but false
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run away, often taking something or somebody along
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
an increase by natural growth or addition
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a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
characterized by dignity and propriety
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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an indirect way of expressing something
meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
surround so as to force to give up
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marked by precise accordance with details
tough and callous by virtue of experience
physical beauty, especially of a woman
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a lewd or lascivious person
spread negative information about
unwillingness to tell lies
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