Passing This Word Quiz Means You Have a Larger Vocabulary Than Average

What does the word "homogeneous" mean?

• Complicated or consisting of many parts

• Consisting of the same or similar parts

• To be really smart

• Locally grown

What is another way of saying something was "onerous"?

• It was uninhabited

• It was difficult

• It was easy

• It was not as expected

What is a synonym for the word "perfunctory"?

• Uninterested

• Incorrect

• Pleasant

• Failure

What is someone if they are a "neophyte"?

• A physical confrontation involving the main character from The Matrix

• Arrogant or overconfident

• Someone who plans for the future

• A beginner or amateur at something

What does it mean if something is described as "tenuous"?

• It concerns many people

• It is weak

• It is strong

• It is large in size

If two things are said to be "disparate", what does that say about the relationship between them?

• They are so unlike that they cannot be compared

• They exist in a cause and effect relationship

• They are essentially the same

• They are in love

If you were to "assuage" something, what are you doing to it?

• Making it more like you

• Making it less intense, providing relief from

• Projecting human emotions onto it

• Dismissing it

If something is "binary" what does that say about it?

• It is involved in computer code

• It has two parts

• It sleeps during the day

• It is difficult to understand

If someone tells you they are a "cartographer" what does that mean they do?

• Create maps

• Return shopping carts to the store for money

• Design buildings

• Sail boats or ships

If someone gives you advice that others describe as "sage" what does that say about it?

• It is inaccurate advice

• It is bad advice

• It is wise advice

• It is advice about plants

What does the word "kinetic" mean?

• Related to or produced by motion

• A deep stage of sleep

• Related to the human body

• Related to very small objects

If someone is described as an "iconoclast" what does that mean?

• They wear fancy clothes

• They attack cherished beliefs or institutions

• They look down on those they view as having less intellect

• They are wealthy

If someone is described as "haughty" what does that say about the person?

• They are ill or under the weather

• They are seeking a romantic partner

• They are arrogant and/or unfriendly

• They frequently tell lies

What are you doing if you are "emulating" someone else?

• Insulting them to others

• Matching or imitating

• Organizing a tribute to them

• Welcoming them to a new situation/environment

What does it mean to "digress"?

• Go off topic

• Make something smaller

• Share wealth

• Return to a previous state