Spelling Test #9

Exemplary

adj

serving as a desirable model

perfect, ideal, model

expediency

noun

the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being immoral

convenience, usefulness

expunge

verb

erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant)

annul, delete

fallacy

noun

a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument

misconception, misbelief

feasibility

noun

the state or degree of being easily or conveniently done

practicality, viability

ficticious

adj

not real or true, being imaginary or have been fabricated

fake, false

finesse

noun

intricate and refined delicacy

skill, flair

fluorescent

adj

(of a substance) having or showing fluorescence

beaming, brilliant

grammatically

adverb

in a way that relates to grammar or the rules of grammar

properly, correctly

gruesome

adj

causing repulsion or horror

grisly, ghastly

hideous

adj

ugly or disgusting to look at

unsightly, repulsive

hindrance

noun

a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone

impediment, obstacle

hypocrisy

noun

the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform

pietism, sanctimony

nausea

noun

a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit

sickness, puking

nonchalance

noun

the state or of being nonchalant; cool indifference or lack of concern

calmness coolness

notoriety

noun

the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed

infamy, ill repute

perjury

noun

the offense of willfully lying in a court after having taken an oath

lying under oath, mendacity

pittance

noun

a very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage

chump change, next to nothing

potpourri

noun

a mixture of dried peanuts and spices placed in a bowl or small sack to perfume clothing or a room

assortment, mixture

pandemonium

noun

wild and noisy disorder or confusion

bedlam, chaos