AQWF Vocab Chp. 7-12

Question 0

Dregs- noun

Answer 0

the least valuable part of anything; a small remnant; angry small amount

Question 1

Armistice- noun

Answer 1

• a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of warring parties; truce

Question 2

Emaciate- verb

Answer 2

To become or cause to become abnormally thin

Question 3

Grovel- verb

Answer 3

• to bumble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility
• to lie or crawl with the face downward and the body prostrate, especially in abject humility, fear.

Question 4

Furtive- adj

Answer 4

Secretive, sly, shifty.

Question 5

Condemnation- noun

Answer 5

the act of disapproval; a reason for disapproval

Question 6

Amiss- adj

Answer 6

improper, wrong, faulty

Question 7

Exasperate- verb

Answer 7

to imitate or provoke to a high degree; any extremely

Question 8

Haphazard- adj

Answer 8

characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularly, or by randomness; Determined by or dependent on chance; aimless

Question 9

Decipher- verb

Answer 9

to make out or discover the meaning of something difficult to understand

Question 10

Fastidious- adj

Answer 10

excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please; requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy.

Question 11

Tousle- verb

Answer 11

to disorder or disheveled; to handle roughly

Question 12

Appraise- verb

Answer 12

to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; asses; to estimate the nature, quality, importance

Question 13

Oblique- adj

Answer 13

not straight or direct, As a course; indirectly stated or expressed; not straightforward