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Expanding Your Vocabulary Trivia Quiz

I will give you a word and you try to guess the meaning.

A multiple-choice quiz by pianochick92. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
pianochick92

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
348,698

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1464

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What does the word 'speculate' mean? Hint

To speak about something

To give away something

To think about something

To cook something

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Question 2 of 10

2. If I asked you to see my abode, what would I be asking you to see? Hint

My favorite place to shop

The car that I drive

Where I live

Where I go to work

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Question 3 of 10

3. If something is scarce then how often can you find it? Hint

Sometimes

All the time

It doesn't exist

Rarely

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Question 4 of 10

4. If you are trying to placate someone who is angry, what are you doing? Hint

Trying to make them more angry

Trying to make them happy

Trying to get away from them

Trying to get them to move to another area

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Question 5 of 10

5. If you are feeling lethargic, what do you feel like? Hint

Calm and content

Bright and happy

Dull and slow

Angry and frustrated

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Question 6 of 10

6. If I am agile, then what word would also describe me? Hint

Quick

Weird

Slow

Fragile

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Question 7 of 10

7. If someone is acting impudently, how are they acting? Hint

Nice

Dangerous

Amusing

Rude

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Question 8 of 10

8. If I am blitheful, then what am I? Hint

joyful

tired

angry

excited

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Question 9 of 10

9. If a teacher is tyrannical, how does he act? Hint

Harsh

Forgiving

Like a dinosaur

Nice

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Question 10 of 10

10. The new dress I bought is flamboyant, so what does it look like? Hint

Dull and gray

Bright and showy

Pretty and nice

Ugly and gross

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does the word 'speculate' mean?

Answer: To think about something

You could also speculate by guessing, reflecting, or supposing.

2. If I asked you to see my abode, what would I be asking you to see?

Answer: Where I live

An abode is anywhere that you may live for any period of time.

3. If something is scarce then how often can you find it?

Answer: Rarely

There is a scarcity of water in the desert, but not for those who live in the rainforest.

4. If you are trying to placate someone who is angry, what are you doing?

Answer: Trying to make them happy

If your best friend was angry, you would try to placate him or her because you wouldn't like to see them in a bad mood.

5. If you are feeling lethargic, what do you feel like?

Answer: Dull and slow

If you are sick with the flu and don't feel like doing anything but lying in bed all day, you are lethargic.

6. If I am agile, then what word would also describe me?

Answer: Quick

Agile can also be used to describe how quickly you use your mind. A person who can run fast and can do multiplication in their head like a calculator is agile in every way.

7. If someone is acting impudently, how are they acting?

Answer: Rude

Most people are impudent when they are angry; however, some people are rude and insulting because they haven't learned good manners.

8. If I am blitheful, then what am I?

Answer: joyful

You might experience blithe when you recieve something you have worked hard for, or when you have a great day.

9. If a teacher is tyrannical, how does he act?

Answer: Harsh

Something dramatic would have had to happen to describe a teacher in this way. Generally the word 'tyrant' is used to describe people who are extremely severe and unfair.

10. The new dress I bought is flamboyant, so what does it look like?

Answer: Bright and showy

If you wear something flamboyant, you are bound to get looks from everyone around you; however, acting flamboyant can cause those around you to be annoyed.

Source: Author pianochick92

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