Quiz: Do You Actually Know the True Meaning of These Everyday Words?

Have you ever wondered if you’re any good at giving definitions for words you use every day? While many everyday words are simple, the truth is many adults don’t know their true meaning, even if they use them often. Take our quiz to see how well you actually know the meaning of these common words! Take a word like “ironic”. Does it mean “something funny that happened to you “, “an occurrence that people love to talk about” or “an occurrence that is the opposite of what you’d expect”? What about the word “peruse”? Do you think it means “to read something attentively”, “to skim over something briefly” or “to be introduced to a subject”? For the word “effect”, would you choose “the outcome of a cause”, “to cause or to induce something to happen” or “to pressure something to happen” for the definition, and for the word “compelled”, would you choose “to voluntarily do something, usually out of a moral or internal impulse”, “to be forced, obligated or pressured into doing something” or “to avoid doing something that others deem necessary”? Would you say that the word “disinterested” means “impartial, not influenced by the outcome of something”, “uninterested, as in “bored” by the outcome or something” or “confused about the outcome of something”? There’s only one way to find out how well you know your everyday English words! Take the quiz now and see how many words you can correctly give the meaning to! For more fun and challenging vocab quizzes, visit women.com!