According to a new study, developing good reading habits during childhood significantly benefits vocabulary in later life. If you have cultivated a love for reading when you were young, chances are your passion for books would have continued into adulthood. A lifelong habit for reading improves our lives in many ways.
As W. Somerset Maugham once wrote, "To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life." A good book can be hugely satisfying, can teach you about things beyond your daily horizons, and can create characters so vivid you feel as if you really know them. It improves our appreciation for the language and helps us develop a command of tough vocabulary.
We've all come across certain pesky vocabulary words when reading books, newspapers, and online articles. To find out how impressive the range of your vocabulary is, take our quiz and find out.
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Only 1 in 50 Americans Know Meaning of 16 Words. Do You? Quiz Questions
What is the meaning of this word?
wish, long, or crave for
showing an inclination to disagree
occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
What is the meaning of this word?
acting in bad faith
showing a brooding ill humor
pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
What is the meaning of this word?
appropriate to a purpose
make amends for
demanding immediate attention
What is the meaning of this word?
unwillingness to tell lies
having a useful function
being present everywhere at once
What is the meaning of this word?
easily irritated or annoyed
unfortunate and deserving pity
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
What is the meaning of this word?
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
What is the meaning of this word?
lacking moral discipline
liberality in bestowing gifts
an illusory feat
What is the meaning of this word?
an authoritative request or demand
expressing offensive reproach
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
What is the meaning of this word?
inject or treat with the germ of a disease to render immune
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
What is the meaning of this word?
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
compulsory force or threat
joyously unrestrained
What is the meaning of this word?
excessively or hypocritically pious
a person without moral scruples
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
What is the meaning of this word?
of an original type after which other things are patterned
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
seize and take control without authority
What is the meaning of this word?
very generous
any new participant in some activity
characterized by undue lack of attention or concern
What is the meaning of this word?
characterized by a lightly exuberant quality
appearing as such but not necessarily so
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
What is the meaning of this word?
of or relating to charitable giving
concise and full of meaning
exceedingly harmful
What is the meaning of this word?
marked by precise accordance with details
state or announce
taking on different forms
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16/16 terrific!!!