voc words

Question 1

respite

Answer 1

(n) interval of relief.

Question 2

sage

Answer 2

(n) a person celebrated for wisdom; plant used for cooking.

Question 3

satirical

Answer 3

(adj) mocking.

Question 4

secular

Answer 4

(adj) not related to or concerned with religion.

Question 5

sequester

Answer 5

(v) to remove to a place of quiet.

Question 6

shackle

Answer 6

(n, v) a chain to prevent free movement; to restrain free movement using chains or shackles.

Question 7

squalor

Answer 7

(adj) filth and misery, degradation.

Question 8

subsidiary

Answer 8

(n) something secondary in importance, adding to what one has.

Question 9

spry

Answer 9

(adj) quick in movement; vigorously active; nimble.

Question 10

supercilious

Answer 10

(adj) full of contempt for others.

Question 11

susceptible

Answer 11

(adj) easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; impressionable.

Question 12

swindler

Answer 12

(n) a person who cheats people to get something from them

Question 13

touchstone

Answer 13

(n) a standard for criterion for testing the qualities of a thing.

Question 14

unrequited

Answer 14

(adj) not reciprocated.

Question 15

vicissitude

Answer 15

(n) change of fortune; problems in a situation or in your life.

Question 16

viscous

Answer 16

(adj) sticky; gluey.

Question 17

whimsical

Answer 17

(adj) unusual in a playful or amusing way; capricious; not serious.

Question 18

wince

Answer 18

(v) to have an expression in your face for a very short time that shows that you are embarrassed or in pain.

Question 19

witticism

Answer 19

(n) a clever or funny remark.

Question 20

zeal

Answer 20

(n) eager enthusiasm.