Vocabulary Test 63

'Perky' means happy and full of energy. E.g. You look very perky this morning. 'Pretty' means beautiful. 'Clean' means not dirty. 'Comic' means humorous. 'Buoyant' means happy and confident. 

'Prowess' means bravery in battle. E.g. The hereditary nobility had no monopoly of skill and prowess in war. 'Bravery' means courageous behaviour or character. 'Eagerness' means enthusiasm to do something. 'Keenness' means enthusiasm to do something. 'Understanding' means the ability to understand something. 

The word “abstruse” means “difficult to understand; obscure.” For example: "an abstruse philosophical inquiry"

Option D: “Difficult” means “needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand" This is closest to the meaning of "abstruse". Hence, this is the correct option.

Option A: “Awful” means “very bad or unpleasant” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option B: “Irrelevant” means “not connected with or relevant to something” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option C: “Shallow” means “of little depth” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

The word “morose” means “sullen and ill-tempered.” For example: "she was morose and silent when she got home"

Option A: “Gloomy” means “causing or feeling depression or despondency" This is closest to the meaning of "morose". Hence, this is the correct option.

Option B: “Diseased” means “suffering from disease” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option C: “Calm” means “not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option D: “Disappointed” means “sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one's hopes or expectations” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

'Cozen' means to trick or deceive someone. E.g. She was determined not to be cozened. 'Ridicule' means unkind words or actions that make someone or something look stupid. 'Cheat' means to behave in a dishonest way in order to get what you want. 'Convince' means to persuade. 'Flatter' means to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important. 

The word “taciturnity” means “being reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.” For example: "after such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose"

Option A: “Reserve” means “a lack of warmth or openness in manner or expression" This is closest to the meaning of “taciturnity". Hence, this is the correct option.

Option B: “Hesitation” means “doubt or reluctance” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option C: “Changeableness” means “ability to be changed or exchanged” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option D: “Dumbness” means “stupidity” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

The word “ephemeral” means “lasting for a very short time.” For example: "fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old"

Option C: “Short-living” means “lasting only a short time" This is closest to the meaning of "ephemeral". Hence, this is the correct option.

Option A: “Unreal” means “imaginary or illusory” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option B: “Mythical” means “occurring in or characteristic of myths or folk tales” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option D: “Artificial” means “made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

The word “apogee” means “the highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination.” For example: "a film which was the apogee of German expressionist cinema"

Option A: “Climax” means “the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination" This is closest to the meaning of "apogee". Hence, this is the correct option.

Option B: “Beginning” means “the point in time or space at which something begins” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option C: “Middle” means “at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option D: “Bottom” means “the lowest point or part of something” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

'Fiasco' means something that planned goes wrong and is a complete failure. E.g. The entire fashion show was a fiasco. 'Hope' means the feeling that something desired can be had or will happen. 'Failure' means no success. 'Success' means something that achieves positive results. 'Strength' means power. 

'Prattle' means to talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important. E.g. Stop your prattling and go to sleep. 'Construct' means to build something or put together different parts to form something whole. 'Loiter' means to go slowly, stopping often. 'Chatter' means to talk for a long time about things that are not important. 'Meditate' means to think seriously about something for a long time.