Vocab 13

Question 1

supercilious

adj.

Answer 1

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

Question 2

subterfuge

n.

Answer 2

deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal

Question 3

furtive

adj.

Answer 3

attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive

Question 4

retinue

n.

Answer 4

a
group
of
advisers,
assistants,
or
others
accompanying
an
important person

Question 5

phosphorescence

- ­‐
n.

Answer 5

light
emitted
by
a
substance
without
combustion
or
perceptible
heat

Question 6

fathom
–
(n.)

Answer 6

a
unit
of
length
equal
to
6
feet
chieIly
used
in
reference
to
depth
of
water

Question 7

ineffectual
–
(adj.)

Answer 7

not
producing
the
desired
effect

Question 8

sound
–
(n.)

Answer 8

a
narrow
stretch
of
water
forming
an
inlet
or
connecting
two
wider
areas
of
water
such
as
two
seas
or
a
sea
and
a
lake

Question 9

gunwale
–
(n.)

Answer 9

the
upper
edge
of
the
side
of
a
boat
or
ship

Question 10

terminal
–
(adj.)

Answer 10

forming,
or
situated
at
the
end
or
extremity
of
something

Question 11

interminable
–
(adj.)

Answer 11

endless

Question 12

stoicism
–
(n.)

Answer 12

the
endurance
of
pain
or
hardship
without
a
display
of
feelings
and
without
complaint

Question 13

iridescent
–
(adj.)

Answer 13

showing
luminous
colors
that
seem
to
change
when
seen
from
different
angles

Question 14

abject
–
(adj.)

Answer 14

extremely
bad,
unpleasant,
and
degrading

Question 15

autonomous
–
(adj.)

Answer 15

having
self-­‐government;
acting
independently
or
having
the
freedom
to
do
so

Question 16

camaraderie

n.

Answer 16

mutual
trust
and
friendship
among
people
who
spend
a
lot
of
time
together

Question 17

baulk
–
(v.)

Answer 17

to
hesitate
or
be
unwilling
to
accept
an
idea
or
undertaking

Question 18

carapace
–
(n.)

Answer 18

the
hard
upper
shell
of
a
turtle,
crustacean,
or
arachnid

Question 19

annul
–
(v.)

Answer 19

to
declare
invalid

Question 20

precipitate v.

Answer 20

to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly