Vocabulary quiz: Consider yourself a sesquipedalian? Take this quiz to decide

English can be a real pest, and even native speakers find themselves stumbling over some stubbornly tricky words. Sometimes they’re difficult to understand, other times they’ve been misused so often that their original meaning has gotten lost. Pronunciation can also be a problem. Sometimes people struggle with simple words as they cannot get the meaning of those particular words or at times people know the meaning of certain words but cannot get the exact word.

There can be some unexpected problems too like understanding the meaning of a word, also having a term for the particular word to fit into the sentence. Are you a person with a good vocabulary? Then take up this English quiz to check your knowledge. 

Difficult English words quiz

1.  Which of these words means completely shocked or confused?

• Nonchalant
• Flabbergasted
• Oblivious
• Supersede

2.  Can you guess which of these words means the pleasant smell that usually accompanies the first rain?

• Fragrant
• Citrus
• Petrichor
• Peppermint

3.      What is the term used to take the place of something or someone that’s no longer useful?

• Supersede
• Changed
• Hired
• Replaced

4.      Can you guess which of these refers to ‘overshadow’?

• Brusque
• Cupidity
• Echew
• Adumbrate

5.      If you are in a dilemma, which term would you use?

• Deleterious
• Conundrum
• Gregarious
• Hackneyed

6.      When two things are positioned close together, what it is called?

• Moving positions
• Inexorable
• Juxtaposition
• Misposition

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7.      Can you guess the term for the person who endures a very short time?

• Ephemeral
• Feral
• Garrulous
• Impervious

8.      Which term is referred to as very bad?

• Execrable
• Extol
• Harangue
• Hegemony

9.      If a person is very happy, what will he be called?

• Mendacious
• Myriad
• limpid
• Jubilant

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10.   If you are wasting time, what term would be used to describe your situation?

• Unabashed
• Uncanny
• Lazy
• Dilatory

11.   Which term is used to describe words that are spelled the same but have different meanings?

• Antonym
• Synonym
• Homonym
• Oxymoron

12.   Which of these words means bewildered?

• Nonplussed
• Disinterested
• Enormity
• Ironic

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Difficult English words quiz - answers

• Nonchalant
• Petrichor
• Supersede
• Adumbrate
• Deleterious
• Juxtaposition
• Execrable
• Jubilant
• Dilatory
• Homonym
• Nonplussed

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