English Vocab Quiz
Word | Sentence | My Definition | Real Definition |
aspire | Since I was in seventh grade, I aspired to be a teacher and eventually met my goal. | Verb, hopes to achieve something. | verb to strive, work towards |
inveigh | The student was inveighed by the principal after he got kicked out of the hockey game for being so rude. | Verb, reprimanded? | verb to reprimand |
nettle | It might nettle you if someone is clicking a pen during a test. | Noun, annoy. | verb to pester, annoy |
overt | The overt lie upset his mother, who obviously knew he had thrown a huge party while she was gone. | Adjective, obvious. | adj obvious, outward |
relegate | The CEO of the company was relegated back to a salesman. | Verb, put down to, demoted. | verb to demote, assign to an inferior position |
supine | Supine sleepers need pillows that support them as they lie on their backs. | Adjective, upwards? To lay upwards? | adj lying on the back |
mammoth | How can you walk under that mammoth backpack? | Adjective, huge. | adj huge, massive |
repulse | I am repulsed by the smell of seafood; it makes me feel sick. | Verb, disgusted. | verb to disgust, to drive back |
havoc | Regularly eating fast foods can wreak havoc on your arteries. | Noun, disaster. | noun ruin, chaos |
raze | A drought can raze a blooming farm. | Verb, destroy. | verb to destroy |
lethal | Friar Lawrence makes a reference to some plants being lethal at the beginning of Romeo and Juliet. | Noun, deadly. | adj causing death |
scurry | I saw a mouse quickly scurry under my couch, so I ran away screaming. | Verb, move quickly. | verb to run quickly |
incisive | The teacher’s incisive remark hurt the student’s feelings. | Adjective, insensitive, hurtful. | adj sharp, hurtful |
precipitate | You might want to precipitate your work on this quiz so that you finish on time. | Noun, manage your time on? Stay on task? | verb to hurry |
stereotype | There is a stereotype that blondes are not as smart as brunettes, although it is not true at all. | Noun, a universally accepted statement that may not be true. | noun a judgment about an entire group |
stentorian | The teacher’s stentorian voice could be heard all the way down the hall. | Adjective, stern. | adj loud |
singular | The singular movie won the most Academy Awards in history. | adjective, one, only. | adj outstanding |
valor | It takes a great deal of valor to speak up when you know someone is wrong. | Noun, courage. | noun courage |
bias | My 11th grade history teacher definitely had a bias against girls; he only called on boys to answer questions. | Noun, prejudice. | noun prejudice |
sinecure | Some people view teaching as a sinecure, but it is actually a very challenging job. | Noun, an easy task? | noun an easy job |
Word | Sentence | My Definition | Real Definition |
aspire | Since I was in seventh grade, I aspired to be a teacher and eventually met my goal. | Verb, hopes to achieve something. | verb to strive, work towards |
inveigh | The student was inveighed by the principal after he got kicked out of the hockey game for being so rude. | Verb, reprimanded? | verb to reprimand |
nettle | It might nettle you if someone is clicking a pen during a test. | Noun, annoy. | verb to pester, annoy |
overt | The overt lie upset his mother, who obviously knew he had thrown a huge party while she was gone. | Adjective, obvious. | adj obvious, outward |
relegate | The CEO of the company was relegated back to a salesman. | Verb, put down to, demoted. | verb to demote, assign to an inferior position |
supine | Supine sleepers need pillows that support them as they lie on their backs. | Adjective, upwards? To lay upwards? | adj lying on the back |
mammoth | How can you walk under that mammoth backpack? | Adjective, huge. | adj huge, massive |
repulse | I am repulsed by the smell of seafood; it makes me feel sick. | Verb, disgusted. | verb to disgust, to drive back |
havoc | Regularly eating fast foods can wreak havoc on your arteries. | Noun, disaster. | noun ruin, chaos |
raze | A drought can raze a blooming farm. | Verb, destroy. | verb to destroy |
lethal | Friar Lawrence makes a reference to some plants being lethal at the beginning of Romeo and Juliet. | Noun, deadly. | adj causing death |
scurry | I saw a mouse quickly scurry under my couch, so I ran away screaming. | Verb, move quickly. | verb to run quickly |
incisive | The teacher’s incisive remark hurt the student’s feelings. | Adjective, insensitive, hurtful. | adj sharp, hurtful |
precipitate | You might want to precipitate your work on this quiz so that you finish on time. | Noun, manage your time on? Stay on task? | verb to hurry |
stereotype | There is a stereotype that blondes are not as smart as brunettes, although it is not true at all. | Noun, a universally accepted statement that may not be true. | noun a judgment about an entire group |
stentorian | The teacher’s stentorian voice could be heard all the way down the hall. | Adjective, stern. | adj loud |
singular | The singular movie won the most Academy Awards in history. | adjective, one, only. | adj outstanding |
valor | It takes a great deal of valor to speak up when you know someone is wrong. | Noun, courage. | noun courage |
bias | My 11th grade history teacher definitely had a bias against girls; he only called on boys to answer questions. | Noun, prejudice. | noun prejudice |
sinecure | Some people view teaching as a sinecure, but it is actually a very challenging job. | Noun, an easy task? | noun an easy job |