VOCAB 51/52

Question 1

Ardent

Answer 1

Expressing strong feelings, impassioned, zealous

Question 2

Augury

Answer 2

An omen or a prophecy

Question 3

Aviary

Answer 3

A place for keeping birds

Question 4

Bulwark

Answer 4

A strong defense or something that defends

Question 5

Burnish

Answer 5

To make shiny or to polish by rubbing

Question 6

Chronic

Answer 6

Marked by long duration or by frequent recurrence over a long period

Question 7

Connoisseur

Answer 7

A person who is able to judge in matters of art or taste

Question 8

Epitome

Answer 8

A summary or brief representation of something

Question 9

Feint

Answer 9

A false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow

Question 10

Frugal

Answer 10

Avoiding spending money unnecessarily

Question 11

Guise

Answer 11

Costume or outward appearance

Question 12

Hoary

Answer 12

White with age

Question 13

Intercede

Answer 13

To intervene and to act as a mediator

Question 14

Mural

Answer 14

A painting on a wall or ceiling

Question 15

Paragon

Answer 15

A model of excellence or perfection

Question 16

Pucker

Answer 16

To gather into wrinkles or irregular folds

Question 17

Rend

Answer 17

To tear violently, to split

Question 18

Schism

Answer 18

A division of a group into two discordant groups

Question 19

Unfathomable

Answer 19

Not capable of being understood

Question 20

Valid

Answer 20

Well-grounded, justifiable

Question 21

Coven

Answer 21

An assembly of witches

Question 22

Discretion

Answer 22

Ability to act on one’s own power of individual decision

Question 23

Foliage

Answer 23

Leaves of a plant, leafage

Question 24

Forsake

Answer 24

To quit or leave entirely; to depart or to withdraw from

Question 25

Hues

Answer 25

Colors

Question 26

Intuitive

Answer 26

Known without rational thought

Question 27

Legerdemain

Answer 27

Sleight of hand, trickery resulting from use of the hands

Question 28

Lurid

Answer 28

Sensational, gruesome and causing shock or horror

Question 29

Muse

Answer 29

To ponder

Question 30

Plunderer

Answer 30

One who robs or loots or otherwise takes things by force

Question 31

Predator

Answer 31

One that preys, plunders, or destroys

Question 32

Progeny

Answer 32

Children, descendants, or offspring

Question 33

Query

Answer 33

An inquiry

Question 34

Revelry

Answer 34

Loud and boisterous partying or merrymaking

Question 35

Supersede

Answer 35

To replace, to cause to be displaced or set aside

Question 36

Taut

Answer 36

Tightly drawn, having no slack

Question 37

Tenure

Answer 37

The period of holding something

Question 38

Thwart

Answer 38

To effectively oppose or stop

Question 39

Timorous

Answer 39

Apprehensive, worried, or fearful

Question 40

Wily

Answer 40

Cunning, crafty