21-30 English vocab

Question 1

Ephemeral

Answer 1

Definition: Briefly, short-lived

Everyone hoped rap music would be ephemeral, but it kept hanging on.

A mosquitoes life is ephemeral.

Question 2

Esoteric

Answer 2

Definition: Reveal only to a few; hidden, secret

The esoteric ritual was a long and messy one.

Question 3

Expiate

Answer 3

Definition: Make amends for; atone

To expiate for his terrible crime is impossible

Question 4

Fiasco

Answer 4

Definition: Complete and total failure.

An early rocket launch attempt was a complete fiasco.

Question 5

Flaccid

Answer 5

Definition: Flabby; weak

A long illness results in flaccid muscles.

Question 6

Laconic

Answer 6

Definition: Brief; terse -rudeness

He opened his mouth just enough to let out a few laconic remarks.

The two friends share a laconic handshake.

Question 7

Latent

Answer 7

Definition: Unrevealed; unused

He had a Latent skill for baseball even though he had never played before. (he was good)

Question 8

Lethargic

Answer 8

Definition: Sluggish; drowsily lazy

Because of the heat, people felt lethargic.

Question 9

Lugubrious

Answer 9

Definition: Ridiculously sorrowful, overly mournful,outside of the regular parameters.

I was lugubrious by crying everyday for 2 years after i killed a spider.

Question 10

Moribund

Answer 10

Definition: Coming to an end; dying

He tried to revive the bridge club, but it was already moribund.