Great work! This quiz was really tough but you aced it with flying colors! Whether you actively use English in your career, or you just happen to be an English major, you absolutely nailed this quiz.
You are playing as a guest. Sign in to save your progress & unlock rewards!Fancy yourself a bit of a wordsmith? Are you never at a loss to find the right words? Test your vocabulary skills with our fiendishly tough word quiz. There are plenty of difficult words in the English language, and even more with difficult meanings. Think you know what these words literally mean?
This quiz is not just for those who read casually and think they have an excellent or an above average grasp of the English language. It's for those of you who actually possess an impressive range in vocabulary, and have no problem spending hours on crossword puzzles or maintaining a winning Scrabble streak. Let's see how many of these dictionary definitions you actually know, without having to turn to Google for help! There is no time limit, so take as long as you like to look through the choices carefully and select the best definition for the given word.
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I got 9 out of 15!
Looks like you had trouble with some of these words. No worries, this was a real tough quiz and it’s normal to miss more than a few questions. Take a break, have a coffee and try again!
I got 14 out of 15!
Great work! This quiz was really tough but you aced it with flying colors! Whether you actively use English in your career, or you just happen to be an English major, you absolutely nailed this quiz.
9/15. Not good feeling tired fed up great need to get on with jobs but can’t be bothered. Sun out now but still bit cold and windy for gardening when have to sit down most of time becomes a pain.
14/15
Oops! Got one wrong. I didn’t think the meaning of the correct answer was well stated.
13/15
15/15. We read a lot of classics in high school, and I still read a great deal.
6 / 15 – 40% I`ve never heard most of these words.
3/15 👍
15/15
15/15. Back in 1961 in my last primary school year, I had a wonderful teacher who recognised that I was way ahead in my reading and writing skills. He had a collection of Readers Digests that he lent to me a few at a time to do the word power quizzes. I have always read a lot and still do and have always used a dictionary for any word I was unfamiliar with or even a bit unsure of. I still find new words and find it helpful reading my Kindle to immediately be able to check a word instead of having to keep my big fat dictionaries and thesaurus (yes more than 1) handy, or go to my computer to look it up.