Vocabulary Quiz #1

Question 1

Affliction

Answer 1

something that causes pain and mental suffering, especially a medical condition.

Question 2

Afflicted

Answer 2

grievously affected especially by disease

Question 2

Conflict

Answer 2

a fight or disagreement between two or more people that can sometimes last a long time.

Question 3

Conflicting

Answer 3

in disagreement

Question 4

Inflicting

Answer 4

the action of forcing something unpleasant

Question 5

Ascription

Answer 5

assigning some quality or character to a person or thing

Question 6

Description

Answer 6

a statement that represents something in words

Question 7

Manuscript

Answer 7

the form of a literary work submitted for publication

Question 8

Prescription

Answer 8

available only with a doctor’s written prescription

Question 9

Subscription

Answer 9

a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

Question 10

Transcript

Answer 10

written or printed version of material originally presented in another way.

Question 11

Catalog

Answer 11

listing of words

Question 12

Monologue

Answer 12

words of one person

Question 13

Dialogue

Answer 13

words between people

Question 14

Prologue

Answer 14

words during the introduction of a book

Question 15

Epilogue

Answer 15

words during the ending of the book, when the main story has been completed

Question 16

Biology

Answer 16

study of life

Question 17

Propose

Answer 17

When you propose something, you offer an idea or suggestion in the hope that it is accepted

Question 18

Composure

Answer 18

When someone exhibits composure, they remain calm—even in difficult times or conditions.

Question 19

Decomposition

Answer 19

separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

Question 20

Disposal

Answer 20

the power to use something or someone

Question 21

Expose

Answer 21

the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

Question 22

Oppose(d)

Answer 22

be against

Question 23

Sequence

Answer 23

A sequence of actions is the order in which those actions take place.

Question 24

Sequester(ed)

Answer 24

If you sequester someone, you keep them separate from other people

Question 25

Prequel

Answer 25

a movie or book whose plot or events precede that of another

Question 26

Sequel

Answer 26

something that follows something else

Question 27

Inconsequential

Answer 27

unimportant or of little to no significance.

Question 28

Segue

Answer 28

If a song, idea, or activity segues into another song, idea, or activity, it changes smoothly into it or is followed immediately by it without any stops or breaks.

Question 29

Disburse

Answer 29

To pay out money from a large amount specifically collected

Question 30

Disquiet

Answer 30

To feel worried or nervous

Question 31

Discursive

Answer 31

including a lot information that is not relevant to the main subject

Question 32

Disingenuous

Answer 32

someone who is dishonest in what they say or do

Question 33

Disparate

Answer 33

things that are clearly different from each other and belong to different groups or classes.

Question 34

Indiscreet(ly)

Answer 34

Someone that does things in public that should only be done in private.

Question 35

abnormal

Answer 35

not normal

Question 36

absent

Answer 36

not at a place

Question 37

abdicate

Answer 37

royalty or someone in power choosing to not be in power anymore

Question 37

abduct

Answer 37

to take away

Question 38

absolutely

Answer 38

confident, no doubt

Question 39

abrasive

Answer 39

scraping away at something

Question 40

Accept

Answer 40

to agree

Question 41

Except

Answer 41

not including

Question 42

Exceptional(ly)

Answer 42

to be very good at something

Question 43

Deception

Answer 43

causing someone to believe a lie

Question 44

Perceptive

Answer 44

taking a good look at the place around you

Question 45

Intercept

Answer 45

to cut someone off or hear pieces of information

Question 46

Compassion

Answer 46

being nice to someone

Question 47

Compare

Answer 47

finding how things are similar and different

Question 48

Compact

Answer 48

things that are packed together and take up little space

Question 49

Combative

Answer 49

wanting to constantly disagree with someone or something

Question 50

Compete

Answer 50

trying to win against someone or something

Question 51

Compliance

Answer 51

acting according to certain accepted standards