Ever wonder about your vocabulary size? This quiz features some of the more obscure words in the English language. Even if you are a daily English speaker or a native English speaker, you still might learn some new words.
Test your vocabulary and see how you fare!
Question 1 / 15
What is a "rhetorical" question?
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Question 2 / 15
Which is the best synonym for "mercurial"?
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Question 3 / 15
Choose the picture that best represents a "cacophony."
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Question 4 / 15
If you attended a "secular" school, what kind of school was it?
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Question 5 / 15
Which fruit would have an "acerbic" taste?
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Question 6 / 15
What group does the term "avuncular" refer to?
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Question 7 / 15
If a doctor gives you "palliative" care, what does she do?
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Question 8 / 15
Which Simpson character can be best described as a "sycophant"?
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Question 9 / 15
Choose the "cephalopod."
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Question 10 / 15
What kind of feeling is a "compunction"?
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Question 11 / 15
Choose the object that can be described as "pliable."
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Question 12 / 15
Which animal are we talking about if we use the word "vulpine"?
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Question 13 / 15
What does a harbinger do?
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Question 14 / 15
Which of these popular phrases could be exchanged with the word "immolate"?