The words in this vocabulary quiz are those that you probably should know or be familiar with by now. If you don't know any of these words, it may mean that you have been using them completely wrong your entire life, leading to numerous miscommunications or maybe just making yourself not look entirely too smart. Using words incorrectly is one of the most common ways of making yourself seem duller than you really are.
If you want to test out your vocabulary skills then take this quiz and try and identify the correct definition for each word. This English word quiz is really not that difficult so do your best to achieve a perfect score or somewhere close to it. If you don't score perfect then you know there is at least one word out there that you probably should know but don’t, and you will be familiar with them by the end of the quiz.
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This Vocabulary Quiz May Seem Simple, But How Well Can You Score? Questions
What does the word "indigenous" mean?
Having originated in a particular region or environment
A clever idea
Fell from the sky
Angry
What does the word "lore" refer to?
A lie told loudly
Something far away
To bring something close
Traditions, knowledge, and stories of a particular group
What does the word "acronym" mean?
An abbreviation using the first letter of each word
A grill you can use inside
A word that sounds similar to another word
When a sentence rhymes unintentionally
What does the word "epiphany" mean?
The middle of a large area
A sudden realization
A type of poetry
Words written about someone who recently died
What does the word "facetious" mean?
Having an attractive face
Treating a serious subject lightly
An authoritative type of government
A Costanza family tradition
What does the word "incognito" mean?
Wearing bright clothing
Acting suspiciously
A type of mosquito
Concealing one's identity
What does the word "nemesis" mean?
Something that is very small
The beginning of something
The act of following someone
A long-standing rival
What does the word "monologue" mean?
A production where one actor plays multiple roles
A silent film
A long speech by one actor
One log
What does the word "correlation" mean?
The distance between two objects
An established connection between two or more things
Three or more people who are related
Unintended consequences of an action
What does the word "mentor" mean?
A half-man half-horse creature
An experienced and trusted advisor
A type of mint candy
Rumor or innuendo
What does the word "banish" mean?
To take away someone's possessions
To keep captive
To eat food off someone else's plate
Send away from a place
What does the word "diminish" mean?
The official language of Denmark
To preserve the same size
To make smaller
To make larger
What does the word "obscure" mean?
A detailed account of something
Not clearly understood or expressed
To obtain large amounts of something
A hard to decipher pattern
What does the word "replenish" mean?
The act of making soup
Something offensive or repugnant
To empty something fully
To fill something that had been emptied
What does the word "scarcity" mean?
Dividing up an amount amongst a group
A large amount of something
A small or inadequate amount
Destroying property or hindering normal operations
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I got 15 out of 15!
You scored perfect! Some of these questions were pretty easy but scoring perfect on this quiz is actually quite difficult. You must have a very strong vocabulary but more importantly, you don’t use words incorrectly either.
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I got 15 out of 15!
15/15!!!
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