Vocabulary Quiz #3

Question 1

Infinitesimal

Answer 1

Adjective
Extremely small, minute, tiny

Question 2

Contiguous

Answer 2

adjective
Sharing a common border, adjacent to something

Question 3

Mincing

Answer 3

Adjective
Moving or behaving in a dainty or delicate way

Question 4

Strident

Answer 4

adjective
Loud and harsh, grating

Question 5

Punctillious

Answer 5

adjective
Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

punctual

Question 6

Corrugate

Answer 6

Verb
Contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds

Question 7

Nebulous

Answer 7

adjective
Hazy, unclear, or vague

Question 8

Conceit

Answer 8

adjective
Having excessive pride in oneself

conceited

Question 9

Ineffable

Answer 9

adjective
Too great or too extreme to be expressed or described in words

Question 10

adventitious

Answer 10

adjective
Happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature

Question 11

Surmise

Answer 11

verb
To suppose something is true without having evidence to confirm it; to deduce or infer

Question 12

Transitory

Answer 12

adjective
not permanent, temporary