What Does It Mean? 

Test your vocabulary by guessing the real definition of the following words. 

1.      compunction, a. anxiety arising from guilt, b. the manner in which a person carries himself or herself, c. punching holes in metal

2.      disapprobation, a. violating parole, b. disapproval, c. to portion unequally

3.       flagitious, a. full of gas, b. very careful with the flag, c. villainous

4.      grandiloquence, a. pompous eloquence, b. a large South American fruit, c. a denomination of African money

5.      hogshead, a. the head of a hog, b. a large cask, c. a building to house pigs

6.      imbibtion, a. the act of drinking, b. to stop drinking, c. to be afraid to do something

7.      kilter, a. a person who assists in a murder, b. small piece of wood used to start a fire, c. proper condition

8.      lugubrious, a. mournful, b. very wet, c. talkative

9.      mellifluous, a. full of fluid, b. sweetly flowing, c. troll-like

10. munificent, a. amazing, b. rich, c. generous

11. oblation, a. religious offering, b. to beat oneself, c. to inflate

12. prate, a. to talk on and on, b. to walk, c. to meditate

13. shill, a. a high-pitched voice, b. a small house, c. a decoy

14. spoor, a. a trail, b. mold, c. a javelin-like weapon

15. truculent, a. like a tree trunk, b. savage, c. juicy

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