English Vocab 3

Question 1

Garish

Answer 1

(Adjective) crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration. Excessively ornate or elaborate, as buildings or writings

Question 2

Furtive

Answer 2

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive

Question 3

Anathema

Answer 3

Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

Question 4

Curio

Answer 4

A rare, unusual, or intriguing object

Question 5

Akimbo

Answer 5

Adverb: with hands on hips and elbows extending outward

Adjective: (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body

Question 6

Daffy

Answer 6

Silly; mildly eccentric

Question 7

Heath

Answer 7

A tract of wasteland
or
An extensive area of open uncultivated land with poor soil and drainage and a surface rich in peat or peaty hummus

Question 8

Megillah

Answer 8

Slang for a long, involved account. Also, a complicated sequence of events, or “everything involved in what is under consideration”

Question 9

Vog

Answer 9

Smog or haze containing volcanic dust and gases