LANG VOCAB QUIZ

Feign

To pretend to have a feeling; to pretend to be affected by something.

Supercilious

Behaving or thinking one is superior to others.

Anemic

Lacking force, vitality or spirit; lacking in substance or quality.

Hauteur

Pride, arrogance; cockiness.

Disdain

A feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; aloof contempt or scorn.

Strident

Loud, harsh, grating or shrill.

Toiled

To work hard.

Prodigal

Given to wasteful expenditure; addicted to extravagance and waste.

Malevolence

A desire to hurt others; evil.

Poignant

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Punctilious

Painstaking; meticulous; strict attention to minute details.

Retribution

Something justly deserved; taking revenge or correcting a wrong.

Somnambulatory

Sleepwalking.

Tactless

Lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others.

Harrowed

To cause distress.

Vestige

A mark, trace or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence.

Nebulous

Hazy, vague, indistinct or confused.

Ineffable

Incapable of being expressed; indescribable.

Reverie

A state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.

Menagerie

A collection of wild or unusual animals, or an unusual and varied group of people.

Egregious

Conspicuously bad; flagrant.

Plausible

Superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often deceptively so.

Indubitable

Too evident to be doubted; unquestionable.

Stymie

To present an obstacle to; stand in the way of.

Garrulous

Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.

Austere

Stern and cold in appearance or manner.

Paragon

A model of excellence or perfection.

Nefarious

Extremely wicked or villainous.

Pentitent

Feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses; repentant.

Complicit

Helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way.

Abscond

To depart secretly and hide oneself.

Machination

A scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end.

Ubiquitous

Existing or being everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread.

Burnish

To make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing.

Coterie

An intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose.