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Can You Define These Exotic-Sounding English Words?

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What does the word 'surreptitious' mean?
  • 1 What does the word 'surreptitious' mean?
  • Having good fortune
  • Secretive or sneaky
  • Coincidentally
Which of the following words means 'sorrowful, downcast?'
  • 2 Which of the following words means 'sorrowful, downcast?'
  • Woebegone
  • Inure
  • Languor
What does the word 'lissome' mean?
  • 3 What does the word 'lissome' mean?
  • Nonchalance
  • To move musically or lively
  • Slender or graceful
Which of the following words means 'to deceive?'
  • 4 Which of the following words means 'to deceive?'
  • Gambol
  • Perplex
  • Dissemble
What does the word 'panoply' mean?
  • 5 What does the word 'panoply' mean?
  • A serious worry
  • A complete set
  • A wide variety
Which of the following words means 'one of two equal parts?'
  • 6 Which of the following words means 'one of two equal parts?'
  • Moiety
  • Panacea
  • Seraglio
What does the word 'scintilla' mean?
  • 7 What does the word 'scintilla' mean?
  • An extremely soft sound
  • A spark or very small thing
  • A seat close to the floor
Which of the following words means 'melodious or resonant?'
  • 8 Which of the following words means 'melodious or resonant?'
  • Canorous
  • Coriaceous
  • Discobolus
What does the word 'ensorcell' mean?
  • 9 What does the word 'ensorcell' mean?
  • To enchant or fascinate
  • To surprise
  • To hide or be sneaky
Which of the following words means 'a sleepwalker?'
  • 10 Which of the following words means 'a sleepwalker?'
  • Deipnosophist
  • Noctambulist
  • Funambulist

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