WONDERLIC TEST QUESTIONS
1.Denotation: the literal or primary meaning of a word
2.What is the GCF (greatest common factor)?: the greatest factor that
divides two numbers
3.What does connotation mean?: Implied meanings or emotions which
the word makes you think
4.What is a noun?: a person, place or thing
5.What is a verb?: An action word..
6.What is an adjective?: describes a noun
7.What is the absolute value of a number?: a distance from zero, not its
value.
8.castigate: punish
9.capitulate: to surrender or stipulate terms
10.candor: the quality of outspokeness
11.blemish: a mark that mars beauty
12.botany: the science that treats plants
13.braggart: a vain boaster
14.cajole: to impose or dupe by flattering speech
15.ameliorate: to relieve from pain or hardship
16.amateur: practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as
a profes- sion
17.acquiesce: to comply or submit
18.thwart: to prevent or frustrate
19.venerable: worthy of respect because of wisdom or age
20.vindicate: proving someone or something innocent and free of blame
and guilt
21.subtle: understated and not obvious
22.transient: lasting for only a short time
23.terse: to the point, concise
24.trite: dull or common
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, 25.timorous: cowardly or fearful
26.resilient: quick to recover
27.reverence: a deep feeling of respect for someone or something
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6
1.Denotation: the literal or primary meaning of a word
2.What is the GCF (greatest common factor)?: the greatest factor that
divides two numbers
3.What does connotation mean?: Implied meanings or emotions which
the word makes you think
4.What is a noun?: a person, place or thing
5.What is a verb?: An action word..
6.What is an adjective?: describes a noun
7.What is the absolute value of a number?: a distance from zero, not its
value.
8.castigate: punish
9.capitulate: to surrender or stipulate terms
10.candor: the quality of outspokeness
11.blemish: a mark that mars beauty
12.botany: the science that treats plants
13.braggart: a vain boaster
14.cajole: to impose or dupe by flattering speech
15.ameliorate: to relieve from pain or hardship
16.amateur: practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as
a profes- sion
17.acquiesce: to comply or submit
18.thwart: to prevent or frustrate
19.venerable: worthy of respect because of wisdom or age
20.vindicate: proving someone or something innocent and free of blame
and guilt
21.subtle: understated and not obvious
22.transient: lasting for only a short time
23.terse: to the point, concise
24.trite: dull or common
1/
6
, 25.timorous: cowardly or fearful
26.resilient: quick to recover
27.reverence: a deep feeling of respect for someone or something
2/
6
