english vocab

Question 1

imperious

Answer 1

assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

Question 2

consternation

Answer 2

feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected

Question 3

eccentric

Answer 3

deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways

Question 4

feeble

Answer 4

lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

Question 5

municipal

Answer 5

relating to a city or town or its governing body

Question 6

repressive

Answer 6

inhibiting or restraining the freedom of a person
or group of people

Question 7

wince

Answer 7

give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation
of pain or distress

Question 8

chronic

Answer 8

long-lasting and difficult to eradicate

Question 9

decrepit

Answer 9

wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age

Question 10

exuberance

Answer 10

the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness

Question 11

hindrance

Answer 11

a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone

Question 12

melancholy

Answer 12

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

Question 13

morose

Answer 13

sullen and ill-tempered

Question 14

optimal

Answer 14

best or most favorable; optimum

Question 15

poignancy

Answer 15

the quality of evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Question 16

scrum

Answer 16

a disorderly crowd of people or things

Question 17

stifling

Answer 17

making one feel constrained or oppressed

Question 18

synchronize

Answer 18

cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate

Question 19

tacit

Answer 19

understood or implied without being stated

Question 20

vigilance

Answer 20

the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties