vocab list 1

Question 1

scullion

Answer 1

a kitchen servant

Question 2

scullion (sentence)

Answer 2

James wanted a scullion for his house

Question 3

ossified

Answer 3

1) to change into bone
2) to have a fixed attitude

Question 4

ossified (sentence)

Answer 4

Mark’s political ideas were ossified

Question 5

contingent

Answer 5

dependent on

Question 6

contingent (sentence)

Answer 6

Her attendance at the football game was contingent on if she could get a ride

Question 7

languor

Answer 7

tiredness

Question 8

languor (sentence)

Answer 8

Everyone felt the languor at the end of the week

Question 9

sentient

Answer 9

consciousness

Question 10

sentient (sentence)

Answer 10

Scientists speculate that there are sentient creatures on other planets

Question 11

fractious

Answer 11

irritable (typically of children)

Question 12

fractious (sentence)

Answer 12

My sister is often fractious

Question 13

solicitude

Answer 13

care or concern for someone/something

Question 14

solicitude (sentence)

Answer 14

Nurses show solicitude towards their patients

Question 15

demure

Answer 15

reserved and modest (typically of a woman)

Question 16

demure (sentence)

Answer 16

Grace acted demure around adults in society

Question 17

demur

Answer 17

to object

Question 18

demur (sentence)

Answer 18

Children tend to demur to their parents

Question 19

scythe

Answer 19

a tool with a long curved blade

Question 20

scythe (sentence)

Answer 20

The grim reaper has a scythe

Question 21

desultory

Answer 21

lacking a plan

Question 22

desultory (sentence)

Answer 22

Town hall meetings are often desultory

Question 23

jaded

Answer 23

disillusioned after too much of something

Question 24

jaded (sentence)

Answer 24

Kate was already jaded after the first month of school

Question 25

lascivious

Answer 25

a creepy sexual desire

Question 26

lascivious (sentence)

Answer 26

Men can be filled with lascivious thoughts about young women

Question 27

coquette

Answer 27

a woman who flirts without sincere affection

Question 28

coquette (sentence)

Answer 28

The coquette caught the attention of many men at the bar

Question 29

propensity

Answer 29

a tendency to behave a certain way

Question 30

propensity (sentence)

Answer 30

Students have a propensity to get stressed

Question 31

sonorous

Answer 31

deep sound or voice

Question 32

sonorous (sentence)

Answer 32

Darth Vader has a sonorous voice

Question 33

befurbelowed

Answer 33

ornamented clothing

Question 34

befurbelowed (sentence)

Answer 34

The befurbelowed dress stood out at prom

Question 35

insidious

Answer 35

gradually proceeding with harmful effects

Question 36

insidious (sentence)

Answer 36

Gossip has an insidious effect on friendships

Question 37

lupine

Answer 37

wolfish

Question 38

lupine (sentence)

Answer 38

Remus Lupin has a lupine appearance

Question 39

efface

Answer 39

1) to erase a mark 2) to appear insignificant

Question 40

efface (sentence)

Answer 40

She used an eraser to efface the smudge

Question 41

encumbrance

Answer 41

a burden or impediment

Question 42

encumbrance (sentence)

Answer 42

Sisters can be an encumbrance

Question 43

peignoir

Answer 43

a woman's light dressing gown

Question 44

peignoir (sentence)

Answer 44

The lady was in a peignoir when she opened the door

Question 45

reproach

Answer 45

to express disappointment

Question 46

reproach (sentence)

Answer 46

He was beyond reproach

Question 47

atavistic

Answer 47

related to something ancient

Question 48

atavistic (sentence)

Answer 48

Lacrosse is an atavistic sport since it came from the Native Americans

Question 49

apocalyptic

Answer 49

complete world destruction

Question 50

apocalyptic (sentence)

Answer 50

The apocalypse is projected to occur in 3000

Question 51

suppurated

Answer 51

to generate pus

Question 52

suppurated (sentence)

Answer 52

The wound suppurated after surgery

Question 53

beatific

Answer 53

blissfully happy

Question 54

beatific (sentence)

Answer 54

I felt beatific on Christmas

Question 55

remonstrate

Answer 55

to forcefully protest

Question 56

remonstrate (sentence)

Answer 56

Students remonstrated against the school lunch menu

Question 57

chagrin

Answer 57

embarrassment, humiliation

Question 58

chagrin (sentence)

Answer 58

The played was chagrined when she got a red card

Question 59

voracious

Answer 59

having a huge appetite

Question 60

voracious (sentence)

Answer 60

Rory is a voracious reader