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Practice Vocabulary #4 - perfunctory

Quiz by Paul Toohey

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  • Q1
    done routinely and with little interest or care; showing little interest or care
    perfunctory
    ostentatious
    recluse
    ardent
    30s
  • Q2
    one who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or position
    deride
    insular
    predecessor
    torpor
    30s
  • Q3
    a person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude
    lavish
    recluse
    squander
    perfunctory
    30s
  • Q4
    (adj.) extravagant; prodigal; wasteful; (v.) to give or bestow in abundance
    recluse
    ardent
    lavish
    insular
    30s
  • Q5
    displaying or characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion
    ardent
    ostentatious
    deride
    recluse
    30s
  • Q6
    to speak of or treat with contempt, mockery, or ridicule
    lavish
    perfunctory
    squander
    deride
    30s
  • Q7
    detached; isolated; narrow-minded
    deride
    insular
    recluse
    torpor
    30s
  • Q8
    to spend wastefully or extravagantly; to fail to take advantage of
    deride
    squander
    ardent
    ostentatious
    30s
  • Q9
    a state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility
    torpor
    deride
    recluse
    perfunctory
    30s
  • Q10
    characterized by pretentious show in an attempt to impress others; intended to attract attention or notice
    perfunctory
    ostentatious
    insular
    predecessor
    30s

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