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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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What does the word "indigenous" mean?
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Fell from the sky
A clever idea
Having originated in a particular region or environment
Angry
What does the word "lore" refer to?
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A lie told loudly
To bring something close
Something far away
Traditions, knowledge, and stories of a particular group
What does the word "acronym" mean?
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When a sentence rhymes unintentionally
A word that sounds similar to another word
An abbreviation using the first letter of each word
A grill you can use inside
What does the word "epiphany" mean?
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A sudden realization
Words written about someone who recently died
The middle of a large area
A type of poetry
What does the word "facetious" mean?
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Having an attractive face
A Costanza family tradition
Treating a serious subject lightly
An authoritative type of government
What does the word "incognito" mean?
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A type of mosquito
Acting suspiciously
Wearing bright clothing
Concealing one's identity
What does the word "nemesis" mean?
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A long-standing rival
The act of following someone
The beginning of something
Something that is very small
What does the word "monologue" mean?
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A silent film
One log
A long speech by one actor
A production where one actor plays multiple roles
What does the word "correlation" mean?
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Unintended consequences of an action
An established connection between two or more things
Three or more people who are related
The distance between two objects
What does the word "mentor" mean?
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An experienced and trusted advisor
Rumor or innuendo
A type of mint candy
A half-man half-horse creature
What does the word "banish" mean?
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Send away from a place
To eat food off someone else's plate
To take away someone's possessions
To keep captive
What does the word "diminish" mean?
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To preserve the same size
The official language of Denmark
To make smaller
To make larger
What does the word "obscure" mean?
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Not clearly understood or expressed
A hard to decipher pattern
A detailed account of something
To obtain large amounts of something
What does the word "replenish" mean?
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The act of making soup
To fill something that had been emptied
Something offensive or repugnant
To empty something fully
What does the word "scarcity" mean?
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Dividing up an amount amongst a group
A small or inadequate amount
A large amount of something
Destroying property or hindering normal operations
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