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What does the word "acquiesce" mean?

Smell a foul odor
Agree to something
Sneak away
Reveal a secret

You get a gold star for that! 🌟

Having difficulty with this one?

Fill in the blanks: "_ was a roadblock preventing them from getting to favorite store."

There, their
There, they're
Their, they're
They're, their

You've got it! 🥳

Not quite right. 😢

What is a synonym for the word "conundrum"?

Dilemma
Solution
Discovery
Revelation

Absolutely right! 👍

Not quite right. 😢

What does the word "impertinent" mean?

English. Young teacher near chalkboard in school classroom

Unintelligent or stupid
Not important
Unable to do something
Rude

Nice!

Nope, sorry. 😢

Fill in the blank: "____ little lamb had fleece that was white as snow."

Mary
$If You Ace This English Quiz, You're A Word Wiz Mary\'s$ Mary's
Marys
$If You Ace This English Quiz, You're A Word Wiz Marys\'$ Marys'

Great job!

Not quite.

What does the word "insular" mean?

Deriving energy from the sun
Powered from the inside out
$If You Ace This English Quiz, You're A Word Wiz Uninterested in things outside one\'s usual experience$ Uninterested in things outside one's usual experience
Not adhering to instructions

Fantastic! 🥳

Doh! 🤬

Select the word below that means to be extremely careful with details.

Exponential
Meticulous
Jargon
Arbitrary

Woohoo! 🥳

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

Which sentence uses the word "literally" in a correct way?

$If You Ace This English Quiz, You're A Word Wiz People literally use the word \$ People literally use the word "literally" wrong 100% of the time.
$If You Ace This English Quiz, You're A Word Wiz I\'m so cold, I literally can\'t even talk or type this comment right now.$ I'm so cold, I literally can't even talk or type this comment right now.
I was so stressed that I literally died.
$If You Ace This English Quiz, You're A Word Wiz This question is literally about the word \$ This question is literally about the word "literally".

Spot on! 🥳

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Which sentence uses the word "morose" correctly?

Man With Too Many Questions And No Answer

Johnny ate a morose and said it tasted horrible.
$If You Ace This English Quiz, You're A Word Wiz Stephen King\'s morose writing keeps me up at night.$ Stephen King's morose writing keeps me up at night.
The bouquet of flowers included 3 roses and 1 morose.
The morose was comprised of three moose grouped together.

That's great!

That was incorrect.

If someone is a "novice" at a skill, what does that mean?

They have a wealth of experience
They are really bad
They are really good
They are just learning

Hooray! 🥳

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

When Andy Dufresne described the Shawshank Prison warden as "obtuse," what did he mean?

Corrupt
Slow-to-understand
Quick to anger
Physically inflexible

Super!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Which sentence below uses the word "penchant" correctly?

Steve had a penchant for eating ice cream.
$If You Ace This English Quiz, You're A Word Wiz Johnny made contributions to the company\'s penchant fund.$ Johnny made contributions to the company's penchant fund.
The painting was hung at a penchant angle.
Karen gifted a valuable penchant to her daughter.

Fabulous!

Not quite.

What does the word "refurbish" mean?

To replace old fur with new fur
Rebuild, redecorate or renovate
To repeat the same steps over again
Something that will last forever unless stopped

Great job!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

What is an antonym for the word "vociferous"?

Loud
Silent
Troublesome
Deaf

Perfect! 👊

Doh! 🤬

What does the word "factoid" mean?

A trivial piece of information
An opinion later proven to be true
$If You Ace This English Quiz, You're A Word Wiz A cool way of saying \$ A cool way of saying "fact"
A little known fact