VOCAB 56/57

Question 1

articulate

Answer 1

to speak distinctly, expressing oneself clearly

Question 2

chortle

Answer 2

to chuckle or to laugh from extreme happiness

Question 3

couple

Answer 3

to join or to link together

Question 4

credible

Answer 4

reliable and believable

Question 5

decelerate

Answer 5

to slow down

Question 6

flower

Answer 6

to develop fully

Question 7

garnish

Answer 7

to decorate

Question 8

germane

Answer 8

important to the issue at hand, pertinent

Question 9

incarcerate

Answer 9

to put into prison

Question 10

marshal

Answer 10

to arrange in proper order, to usher or to lead

Question 11

ossify

Answer 11

to change or harden into bone, to be rigidly conventional

Question 12

perishable

Answer 12

likely to decay or to spoil

Question 13

orate

Answer 13

to talk idly or foolishly at great length

Question 14

pulchritude

Answer 14

beauty, comeliness

Question 15

requite

Answer 15

to make repayment or to return

Question 16

resourceful

Answer 16

acting effectively (usually in a difficult situation)

Question 17

splice

Answer 17

to join

Question 18

vent

Answer 18

to give utterance to

Question 19

versatile

Answer 19

capable of doing many things; having many uses

Question 20

waver

Answer 20

to show indecision or to vacillate

Question 21

accrue

Answer 21

to accumulate, to gather, or to grow as interest on money

Question 22

appease

Answer 22

to pacify, to be conciliatory in a manner that sacrifices principles

Question 23

appreciate

Answer 23

to increase in value

Question 24

betoken

Answer 24

to give a sign of

Question 25

bewail

Answer 25

to deplore, to express deep sorrow

Question 26

bilk

Answer 26

to cheat

Question 27

bolt

Answer 27

to move suddenly

Question 28

cite

Answer 28

to quote an authority

Question 29

coddle

Answer 29

to pamper, to treat with extreme care

Question 30

countermand

Answer 30

to revoke, to cancel, or to reverse

Question 31

defraud

Answer 31

to deal with deceptively

Question 32

eclipse

Answer 32

to cast a shadow upon, to darken, to make dim or obscure by comparison

Question 33

encumber

Answer 33

to impede or to hinder, to hamper, to retard

Question 34

imbibe

Answer 34

to absorb or drink in

Question 35

malinger

Answer 35

to pretend or feign illness to avoid work or duty

Question 36

repulse

Answer 36

to repel or to rebuff (usually with rudeness)

Question 37

resurge

Answer 37

to rise again

Question 38

scurry

Answer 38

to hurry about, to scamper

Question 39

scuttle

Answer 39

to sink (usually a ship)

Question 40

synchronize

Answer 40

to make simultaneous, to operate at the same time