Big words

Question 1

Define loquacious.

Answer 1

Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

Question 2

What does ubiquitous mean?

Answer 2

Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

Question 3

Fill in the blank: Perspicacious means _______.

Answer 3

Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

Question 4

True or false: Ebullient means cheerful and full of energy.

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

Define mellifluous.

Answer 5

A sound that is sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.

Question 6

What is the meaning of serendipity?

Answer 6

The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Question 7

Fill in the blank: Ephemeral refers to something that is _______.

Answer 7

Short-lived or temporary.

Question 8

True or false: Ineffable means something that can be expressed in words.

Answer 8

FALSE

Ineffable refers to something too great or extreme to be expressed in words.

Question 9

Define quintessential.

Answer 9

Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Question 10

What does cacophony mean?

Answer 10

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

Question 11

Fill in the blank: Sycophant is a person who acts obsequiously toward someone _______.

Answer 11

Important in order to gain advantage.

Question 12

True or false: Sagacious means wise or having good judgment.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

Define nefarious.

Answer 13

Wicked or criminal; typically used to describe actions.

Question 14

What is the meaning of antithesis?

Answer 14

A contrast or opposition between two things.

Question 15

Fill in the blank: Obfuscate means to _______.

Answer 15

Make something unclear or difficult to understand.

Question 16

True or false: Lugubrious means looking or sounding sad and dismal.

Answer 16

TRUE

Question 17

Define supercilious.

Answer 17

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Question 18

What does voracious mean?

Answer 18

Having a very eager approach to an activity, especially eating.

Question 19

Fill in the blank: Pernicious means having a harmful effect, especially in a _______.

Answer 19

Gradual or subtle way.

Question 20

True or false: Enervate means to energize or invigorate.

Answer 20

FALSE

Enervate means to weaken or drain of energy.

Question 21

Define insidious.

Answer 21

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects.

Question 22

What is the meaning of aberration?

Answer 22

A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected.

Question 23

Fill in the blank: Cacophony is a harsh mixture of _______.

Answer 23

Sounds.

Question 24

True or false: Sanguine means optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation.

Answer 24

TRUE

Question 25

Define **neologism**.

Answer 25

A newly coined word or expression.

Question 26

What does **pulchritudinous** mean?

Answer 26

Physically beautiful; comely.

Question 27

Fill in the blank: **Recalcitrant** describes someone who is _______.

Answer 27

Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.

Question 28

True or false: **Prosaic** means imaginative and creative.

Answer 28

FALSE ## Footnote Prosaic refers to something lacking poetic beauty; commonplace.

Question 29

Define **apocryphal**.

Answer 29

Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

Question 30

What is the meaning of **ubiquitous**?

Answer 30

Being present everywhere at once.

Question 31

Fill in the blank: **Fastidious** means very attentive to detail and _______.

Answer 31

Concerned about accuracy.

Question 32

True or false: **Trenchant** means sharp or incisive in expression or style.

Answer 32

TRUE

Question 33

Define **misanthrope**.

Answer 33

A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.

Question 34

What does **cogent** mean?

Answer 34

Clear, logical, and convincing.

Question 35

Fill in the blank: **Acrimonious** refers to a speech or debate that is _______.

Answer 35

Angry and bitter.

Question 36

True or false: **Obsequious** means showing a lack of respect.

Answer 36

FALSE ## Footnote Obsequious means obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.