Vocabulary Acquisition and Word Knowledge Quiz

Joy is synonymous with happiness.

Contract is the opposite of expand.

Morphology refers to the study of word structure.

Perfidious means deceitful.

Ephemeral means temporary.

Effervescent means lively.

Mitigate means to make less severe.

Excitement is the opposite of ennui.

Proclivity means tendency.

Permanent is an antonym for ephemeral.

Mourn is a synonym for lament.

Scrutinize means to examine closely.

Antagonize is the opposite of placate.

Common is a synonym for ubiquitous.

Catastrophe denotes a sudden and violent change.

Modest is the opposite of ostentatious.

Melancholy means sad.

Aberration means anomaly.

Secret is a synonym for surreptitious.

Pulchritude means beauty.

Circumlocution means evasion.

Secretive is a synonym for furtive.

Querulous means complaining.

Equivocate means to use ambiguous language.

Obfuscate means to confuse.