VOCAB 10

Question 1

*arbitrary

Answer 1

(adj.) based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

Question 1

*dissipate

Answer 1

(v) to spread out to the point of vanishing; to dissolve (e.g., smoke into the air or sugar in hot water)

Question 2

bellow

Answer 2

(v) to make a deep, loud roar like that of a bull; or shout or yell

Question 2

*elusive

Answer 2

(adj) hard to find or capture

Question 3

burnish

Answer 3

(v) to make shiny esp. ny rubbing; to polish

Question 3

*erode

Answer 3

(v) to wear away gradually because of water, wind, etc.

Question 4

*cauldron

Answer 4

(n) a large kettle

Question 4

loathe

Answer 4

(v) to feel extreme disgust for; to hate

Question 5

croon

Answer 5

(v) to hum or sing in a low, soft voice

Question 5

*meager

Answer 5

(adj) lacking in quantity or quality

Question 6

*misery

Answer 6

(n) a state of great suffering due to poverty or misfortune; a sate of unhappiness

Question 7

*orchestrate

Answer 7

(v) to arrange or direct a situation for desired effect; to make something happen

Question 8

preposterous

Answer 8

(adj) making little or no sense; absurd

Question 9

*protest

Answer 9

(v) to object strongly

Question 10

raucous

Answer 10

(adj) behaving in a rough and noisy way

Question 11

resist

Answer 11

(v) to struggle against someone or something; to try to prevent from happening

Question 12

rummage

Answer 12

(v) to search through the contents of a room or container

Question 13

*perimeter

Answer 13

(n) the boundary of a shape or area

Question 13

stunned

Answer 13

(adj) shocked or astonished; knocked into an unconscious or semiconscious state

Question 14

witty

Answer 14

(adj) quick with verbal humor; amusing