Vocab

Question 1

Profuse

Answer 1

Adj.
Plentiful; copious; giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant

Question 2

Boisterous

Answer 2

Adj.
Rough and stormy; violent; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline.

Question 3

Interminable

Answer 3

Adj.
Being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tiresomely long; tedious.

Question 4

Petulant

Answer 4

Adj.
Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish; contemptuous in speech or
behavior.

Question 5

Perfunctory

Answer 5

Adj.
Done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference;
showing little interest or care.

Question 6

Jovial

Answer 6

Adj.
Very cheerful and friendly.

Question 7

Lapse

Answer 7

Verb
To fall back into bad habits or behavior.

Question 8

Disengage

Answer 8

Verb
To let go or separate from something.

Question 9

Murmur

Answer 9

Verb & Noun
A quiet, soft sound made by people talking; to speak in a low, soft voice.

Question 10

Daintily

Answer 10

Adverb
In a delicate and careful way.

Question 11

Lurk

Answer 11

Verb
To be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something.

Question 12

Maw

Answer 12

Noun
The jaws or throat of a voracious animal; the opening into something felt to be

Question 13

Peer

Answer 13

Verb
To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty.

Question 14

Subsist

Answer 14

Verb
Maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level.

Question 15

Venture

Answer 15

Verb & Noun
An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome; to brave the dangers of; to take a risk; dare.

Question 16

Burden

Answer 16

Noun & Verb
A load, especially a heavy one; to load heavily.

Question 17

Dread

Answer 17

Verb & Noun
Great tear or apprehension; to anticipate with great apprehension or fear.

Question 18

Judiciously

Answer 18

Adverb
Showing good judgment; wisely.

Question 19

Pugnacious

Answer 19

Adj.
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

Question 20

Sap

Answer 20

Verb
Gradually weaken or destroy (a person’s strength or power).

Question 21

Retribution

Answer 21

Noun
punishment given to a wrongdoer for repayment or revenge

Question 22

Connoisseur

Answer 22

Noun
a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts

Question 23

Repose

Answer 23

Verb & Noun
the act of resting or the state of being at rest

Question 24

Grotesque

Answer 24

Adj.
abnormal and hideous; distorted and unnatural in shape or size

Question 25

Implore

Answer 25

Verb to beg for urgently; beseech

Question 26

Preclude

Answer 26

Verb to prevent; to hinder, block, or impede

Question 27

Impunity

Answer 27

Noun freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

Question 28

Abscond

Answer 28

Verb to depart secretly; withdraw and hide oneself

Question 29

Gesticulate

Answer 29

Verb to make gestures, especially while speaking, for emphasis

Question 30

Recoil

Answer 30

Verb to shrink back, as in fear or extreme dislike; to spring back, as in firing a gun

Question 31

Sovereign

Answer 31

Verb & Adj. supreme ruler, especially a monarch; possessing supreme or ultimate

Question 32

Forfeit

Answer 32

Verb, Noun, & Adj. -lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing; - a fine or penalty for wrongdoing or for a breach of the rules in a club or game; - lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing or

Question 33

Decree

Answer 33

Noun & Verb -an official order issued by a legal authority; -order (something) by legal authority

Question 34

Fervently

Answer 34

Adverb very enthusiastically or passionately (having or displaying a passionate intensity) (Fervent- Adj.)

Question 35

Transcend

Answer 35

Verb to rise above or go beyond the limits of; to outdo in some attribute, quality, or power