Vocabulary Flashcards
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Which word best describes someone who speaks in a roundabout way, avoiding the main point?
Answer: Circuitous
Circuitous means taking a long, indirect route — in speech, it means avoiding the direct point.
The prefix 'mal-' in words like 'malfunction' and 'malevolent' means:
Answer: Bad or wrongly
The Latin prefix 'mal-' means bad, wrong, or ill, giving negative meaning to the root word.
Choose the word that means 'to officially prohibit or ban something':
Answer: Proscribe
Proscribe means to officially forbid or prohibit something, while 'sanction' can mean either approve or penalize.
A 'pyrrhic victory' refers to:
Answer: A victory won at too great a cost
A pyrrhic victory is one where the winner suffers such severe losses that the win is essentially meaningless.
Which sentence uses the word 'enervate' correctly?
Answer: The long illness enervated him, leaving him weak.
Enervate means to weaken or drain of energy — it is often confused with 'energize,' its opposite.
The word 'pellucid' most nearly means:
Answer: Transparently clear
Pellucid means translucently clear, and by extension, easy to understand.
Which pair of words are antonyms?
Answer: Loquacious / Taciturn
Loquacious means very talkative, while taciturn means habitually silent — they are opposites.