Vocab 53

Question 1

Adjective showing or needing a lot of physical energy (energetic)

E.g. it looks like …. exercise

Answer 1

Vigorous

Question 2

Adjective: (of the air or weather) hot and humid.
“the …… late summer weather had brought swarms of insects”

Answer 2

Sultry

Question 3

Noun:a state of extreme happiness or excitement:
There’s a sense of ……. at having completed a race of such length.

Answer 3

Elation

Question 4

Noun:an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner:
He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute …….

Answer 4

Reprieve

Question 5

Verb: to pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, etc. :
You know how everyone ….. surprise when you tell them how old you are.
The prosecution claimed that the defendant had …… the injury.
She responded to his remarks with ….. amusement.

Answer 5

Feign

Question 6

Adjective:spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and harmful activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol:
He recalled his ……. youth spent in nightclubs and bars.

Answer 6

Dissipated

Question 7

Verb:to (cause to) gradually disappear or waste:
The heat gradually …… into the atmosphere.
His anger …… as the situation became clear.

Answer 7

Dissipate

Question 8

Noun: ending or stopping:
Religious leaders have called for a total ……… of the bombing campaign.

Answer 8

cessation