Advanced Vocabulary and Idioms Quiz

Fervid means intensely ardent, passionate, or zealous. Gregarious means sociable, impostor is a fraud, and sacrosanct means holy or sacred.

Acquiesce means to accept something without protest or to comply passively. Hackneyed means overused, fecund means fertile, and perpetual means continuing indefinitely.

Reticent means reserved, silent, or disinclined to talk about oneself. Susceptible means easily influenced, wry means dry or mocking, and placate means to appease.

Rummage means to search thoroughly through a mass of things. Inundate means to overwhelm with things, splenetic means bad-tempered, and decadence means moral decline.

Complaisance means the quality of being willing to please or be obliging. Ignominious means shameful or dishonorable, benevolent means well-meaning or charitable, and abeyance means temporary suspension.

Termagant means a quarrelsome, scolding, or bad-tempered woman. Witch can mean a practitioner of magic or an unpleasant woman, uncanny means strange or mysterious, and rampart is a defensive wall.

Assay means to determine the content or quality of a substance through analysis or testing. Welter means a confused mass, condescend means to behave as if superior, and tawdry means cheap and showy.

Usurpation refers to the act of seizing or taking power, position, or property without legal right or by force. The term captures both unauthorized taking and the element of seizure. Obtrude means to intrude or impose, not take. Mendacious means dishonest, and appease means to pacify.

Anachronism refers to something that belongs to a different time period than its current context, literally meaning 'against time.' It describes people, events, or objects that are chronologically out of place. Ostentatious means showy, errant means straying, and august means dignified.

Truculent means fierce, savage, or cruel in disposition, often with a readiness to fight or argue. Itinerary means a planned route, effeminate means having feminine qualities (negative connotation), and malevolent means having evil intentions.

Prosaic means lacking poetic beauty, dull, commonplace, or ordinary - essentially the opposite of poetic. It captures both the idea of being tiresome and ordinary. Glib means fluent but insincere, sordid means morally ignoble, and salubrious means healthful.

Ingenue specifically means an innocent, inexperienced young woman, often used in theater or film for such a role. Ribald and lewd both mean vulgar or obscene, while ingenuous (similar sounding) means innocent and naive but is not a theatrical term.

Resplendent means shining brilliantly, dazzling, or radiant in appearance. Perfunctory means done without care, embarkation is the act of boarding a ship, and usury refers to lending money at high interest rates.

Stymie means to hinder, obstruct, or prevent from achieving an objective. Dither means to be indecisive, raze means to destroy completely, and bombast refers to pretentious speech.

Carte blanche is a French loanphrase meaning 'blank card,' figuratively meaning unlimited authority or complete freedom to act. Propinquity means nearness in relationship, bien preciosa is Spanish, and zealot is a fanatic.

Dilettante means an admirer of the fine arts or someone who cultivates an area of interest without serious commitment or professional expertise. Dulcet means sweet or melodious, taciturn means untalkative, and benedict is a newly married man.

The idiom 'as proud as a peacock' is a well-known simile comparing someone's pride to the peacock's display of its magnificent feathers. Peacocks are traditionally associated with pride and vanity due to their strut and showing off their plumage. Options A, C, and D don't form standard idioms with 'proud'.

'As dead as a dodo' is a common idiom meaning completely dead or extinct. The dodo bird has been extinct since the 17th century, making it the definitive symbol for lifelessness. Option B appears to be a misspelling, while options C and D don't form recognized idioms.

The idiom 'as dry as a bone' describes extreme dryness, comparing something to a bone that has been completely dried out. This simile emphasizes complete lack of moisture. Options A (stone), B (phone), and D (cone) might be dry but don't form the standard idiomatic expression.