Word Set #1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| askance | with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
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| etymology | the study of the history of a word
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| officious | enthusiastic in offering unwanted help, advice, or comments; annoyingly interfering or opinionated
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| ostracize | to refuse to include someone in a group or force them to leave; to exclude someone
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| gregarious | fond of the company of others; sociable
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| permeate | to pass or spread into or through every part of
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| nefarious | very wicked or evil
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| grandiloquent | high-sounding or overly impressive language in writing or speech; a big, fancy word for using big, fancy words
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| stereotype | an idea or belief about a person or group of people that is often untrue or only partly true
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| stilted | stiffly formal or unnatural in speech or writing; artificial (fake) sounding; forced
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