The following quiz is designed to test your vocabulary. Each word has four choices with one choice closely matching its meaning. Answers are given at the end of the quiz.
Enjoy wordabbling.
1. Alacrity
a) Easy method
b) Hesitation
c) Willingness or keenness
d) Defiance
2. Bawdy
a) Respectable
b) Neutral
c) Related to a brothel
d) Indecent
3. Caudal
a) Near tail or rear end
b) Related to a fish
c) Front portion of an animal
d) Related to human anatomy
4. Fizz
a) An ornament
b) To make a hissing or sputtering sound
c) A gaseous drink
d) Pertaining to an entertainment
5. Heedless
a) Careless
b) Without any sense
c) Uneven surface
d) Without a rudder
6. Languor
a) Lack of energy
b) Full of vitality
c) Sluggish person
d) Wet
7. Photophobia
a) Fear of plants
b) Fear of closed places
c) A congenital disorder of eyes
d) Fear of light
8. Samadhi
a) A resting place
b) An Indian spicy food
c) A stage of acute concentration or full enlightenment
d) Related to or of sainthood
9. Transmogrify
a) Transform
b) Massive structural deformation
c) Cellular death
d) Coloration of leaves
10. Zombify
a) To turn into a zombie
b) Change for worse
c) Behaving like an ape
d) None of the above
Answers:
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5 (a) 6 (a) 7 (d) 8 (c) 9. (a) 10 (a)
Your Score:
8-10 Excellent
5-7 Good
1-4 Need improvement
