Advanced English Vocabulary Quiz

Tutelary refers to serving as a guardian or protector. It is derived from the Latin word for guardian.

Catty describes someone who is deliberately hurtful or spiteful in their remarks about others. It is often used to describe malicious gossip.

A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the forging and fitting of shoes.

To immure means to enclose or confine someone against their will, often within walls or a prison.

Kindred refers to one's family and relations, or things that are similar in nature. It specifically denotes a relationship by blood or ancestry.

It means work done by a mason i.e. stonework/brickwork.

Providential describes an event that happens at a favorable time, often as if by divine intervention or good fortune.

Quondam is an adjective meaning former or sometime. It is often used to describe someone who previously held a specific position.

Puerility refers to behavior that is childish, silly, or immature. It comes from the Latin word for boy.

A buffoon is a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures, or antics. The term often implies someone who is ridiculous or clownish.

To riffle means to leaf through or search quickly through something, such as pages of a book or a deck of cards.

Ravenous means extremely hungry or famished. It can also describe an intense desire for something.

Sebaceous refers to glands that secrete sebum, which is an oily or fatty substance that lubricates the skin and hair.

To inveigh means to speak or write about something with great hostility or to attack it with harsh criticism.

To dwindle means to diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

To portend means to be a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.

Brio refers to vigor, vivacity, or liveliness of style or performance.

To appertain means to relate to or be appropriate to something. It is often used in legal or formal contexts.

Inclement is used to describe weather that is unpleasantly cold, wet, or stormy.

To parch means to make extremely thirsty or to dry out with intense heat.

Vainglory refers to excessive pride in or boastfulness about one's own achievements or qualities, often without substance.

Dumb-headed means lacking intelligence or common sense, which is synonymous with foolish. Moody, encumbrance, and showing no improvement do not capture the meaning of the term.

Rosy, in a figurative sense, means promising or optimistic, such as a rosy outlook. The other options do not match this definition.

The term dyke is a slang term used to refer to a lesbian. The other options are unrelated to this definition.

Probity refers to the quality of having strong moral principles, honesty, and decency, which is synonymous with uprightness. Innocuous means harmless, superfluous means unnecessary, and solace means comfort.