Vocab List 5

Question 1

The ***** man was afraid to ask the woman for a date because he was so shy he had never spoken more than a few words to her

Answer 1

Reticent

Question 1

The **** man did very little every day because he didn’t feel like it and he had people who would do it for him.

Answer 1

slothful

Question 2

Because the woman had broken so many rules, they put a *** on what she was allowed to do at work.

Answer 2

sanction

Question 2

It was a particular **** ,or group, of the religious group who believed that it was ok to marry more than one person; most of the rest of the group did not

Answer 2

sect

Question 2

After having been out in the hot sun at the beach all day and not drinking much water, I felt very ****** and exhausted.

Answer 2

sluggish

Question 3

The old woman was very ****** and often just sat and listened to the people around her. She did not want to get involved in conversation.

Answer 3

taciturn

Question 4

The lizard was considered ***** , and lived most of it’s life on the ground, not in trees.

Answer 4

terrestrial

Question 6

PROVOKE

Answer 6

TO INSTIGATE

TO ANNOY SOMEONE OR SOMETHING TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE VERY UPSET

Question 6

The ***** atmosphere of the lake was very good for meditation, It was quiet and relaxing.

Answer 6

serene

Question 7

THE MARATHONER WAS **** IN HER ATTEMPTS TO FINISH THE RACE. SHE WOULD NOT GIVE UP NO MATTER WHAT.

Answer 7

RESOLUTE - VERY DETERMINED

Question 8

PIONEER

Answer 8

THE FIRST PERSON TO DO SOMETHING, EXPLORE SOMEWHERE, DISCOVER SOMETHING

Question 8

RESOLUTE

Answer 8

DETERMINED IN ONE’S GOALS

Question 8

SOLITUDE

Answer 8

the state of being or living alone; seclusion:

Question 8

I found it difficult to work with others or with any noise in the background - I do my best work alone, in *****

Answer 8

solitude

Question 9

DON’T GET TOO CLOSE TO THAT DOG - YOU MIGHT ***** HIM TO BITE YOU. HE DOESN’T LOOK VERY FRIENDLY.

Answer 9

PROVOKE - ANNOY

Question 9

It took a long time to figure out, but once the student did the experiment a number of times, he had a *** about how the best way to get the answer was.

Answer 9

revelation

Question 11

SERENE

Answer 11

calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled:

Question 13

SENTINEL

Answer 13

a soldier stationed as a guard to challenge all comers and prevent a surprise attack

Question 15

SLOTHFUL

Answer 15

adjective
sluggardly; indolent; lazy.

LAZINESS BY CHOICE

Question 16

TERRESTRIAL

Answer 16

pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.

Question 17

REVELATION

Answer 17

something disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized.

Question 17

BY COVERING HERSELF WITH LEAVES SO THAT SHE WOULD NOT FREEZE WHEN SHE GOT LOST IN THE WOODS AT NIGHT, THE CHILD WAS VERY *****.

Answer 17

RESOURCEFUL - SHE USED WHAT SHE HAD AT HAND

Question 18

VERBOSITY

Answer 18

superfluity of words; wordiness:

USING TOO MANY WORDS TO SAY SOMETHING

Question 20

TRANSCENDENT

Answer 20

going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.

superior or supreme.

not realizable in human experience.

beyond, direct apprehension; outside consciousness.

Question 20

The teacher was known for her ****** . She often talked way too much and sometimes confused the students by making things more complicated than they had to be.

Answer 20

verbosity.

Question 21

The two groups united in **** against the regime that was oppressing them, even though usually they did not work together well.

Answer 21

solidarity

Question 23

HE IS SO TALENTED AT SOCCER THAT HIS

ABILITIES SEEM TO BE *****

Answer 23

INNATE - IT SEEMS LIKE HE WAS BORN WITH THEM

Question 24

INNATE

Answer 24

NATURAL - INBORN CHARACTERISTIC

Question 25

The ideas were beyond this world’s normal thinking. The meditator told us that we had to reach a *** state of mind to understand them

Answer 25

transcendent

Question 27

INDOMITABLE

Answer 27

UNABLE TO BE VANQUISHED OR OVERCOME

UNCONQUERABLE

Question 28

The soldiers, or ******* , stood by and guarded the prisoners.

Answer 28

sentinel

Question 30

SECT

Answer 30

any group, party, or faction united by a specific doctrine or under a doctrinal leader.

Question 32

SANCTION

Answer 32

a.
a provision of a law enacting a penalty for disobedience or a reward for obedience.
b.
the penalty or reward.

Question 33

BEOWULF WAS AN *****WARRIOR

Answer 33

INDOMITABLE - HE COULD NOT

BE BEATEN

Question 34

TACITURN

Answer 34

inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.

Question 36

RESOURCEFUL

Answer 36

USING WHATEVER MATERIALS ARE AT HAND TO SOLVE A PROBLEM

Question 37

The best writing is **** - not using any extra baggage words or filler language.

Answer 37

succinct

Question 38

My *** is that the story is moved forward by the character’s bad choices. That is what I am going to write my paper about.

Answer 38

thesis

Question 39

AS THE WOMAN WHO DISCOVERED THE ELEMENT RADIUM, MARIE CURIE IS CONSIDERED A ***** OF WOMEN SCIENTISTS

Answer 39

PIONEER - ONE OF THE FIRST

Question 40

SLUGGISH

Answer 40

indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy;

LAZY BECAUSE YOU DON’T HAVE THE ENERGY - NOT A CHOICE

Question 41

SOLIDARITY

Answer 41

union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples,

Question 42

SUCCINCT

Answer 42

expressed in few words; concise; terse.

characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.

compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.

Question 43

RETICENT

Answer 43

SHY

Question 44

THESIS

Answer 44

a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections

a subject for a composition or essay.