Vocab List 1 & 2

Question 1

percussion

Answer 1

1. shark striking of one thing against another
2. Instruments that make a sound when struck

Question 2

Perennial

Answer 2

1. Lasting for an indefinitely long time
2. Continuing regularly
3. Living longer than two years; especially of plants

Question 3

Permeate

Answer 3

To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout

Question 4

Persevere

Answer 4

To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles

Question 5

Defer

Answer 5

To postpone; to delay

Question 6

Dilatory

Answer 6

Tending to delay or to postpone

Question 7

Elation

Answer 7

Excited feelings of pride, triumph, or happiness

Question 8

Contend

Answer 8

To engage in a quarrel, a struggle, or rivalry

Question 9

Infer

Answer 9

To use available evidence to form a conclusion

Question 10

Intent

Answer 10

Purpose

Question 11

Subvert

Answer 11

To upset; to overthrow; to ruin

Question 12

Subservient

Answer 12

Excessively willing to yield; submissive

Question 13

Contort

Answer 13

To twist or bend out of shape

Question 14

Distort

Answer 14

To change something to make it false

Question 15

Retort

Answer 15

To reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation

Question 16

Tortuous

Answer 16

Having many twists and turns

Question 17

Adversity

Answer 17

Hardship; misfortune

Question 18

Avert

Answer 18

To turn away (one’s eyes)

Question 19

Introvert

Answer 19

A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward

Question 20

Perverse

Answer 20

Stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required

Question 21

Prose

Answer 21

Ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter (that is, without verse)

Question 22

What Latin verb does “percussion, perennial, permeate, persevere” come from and its meaning

Answer 22

Per; through

Question 23

What Latin verb does “defer, dilatory, elation, infer” come from and its meaning

Answer 23

Ferre; “to bring”

Question 24

What Latin verb does “contend, intent” come from and its meaning

Answer 24

Tendere; “to stretch”

Question 25

What Latin verb does "subvert, subservient" come from and its meaning

Answer 25

Sub; "under"

Question 26

What Latin verb does "contort, distort, retort, tortuous" come from and its meaning

Answer 26

Torquere; "to twist"

Question 27

What Latin verb does "adversity, avert, introvert, perverse, prose" come from and its meaning

Answer 27

Versare; "to turn"

Question 28

What vocab word is "Penetrate" a synonym of?

Answer 28

Permeate

Question 29

What vocab word is "rivalry" a synonym of?

Answer 29

Contention

Question 30

What vocab word is "persistence" a synonym of?

Answer 30

Perseverance

Question 31

What vocab word is "short-lived" a antonym of?

Answer 31

Perennial

Question 32

What vocab word is "prompt" a antonym of?

Answer 32

Dilatory

Question 33

What vocab word is "sadness" a antonym of?

Answer 33

Elation

Question 34

What vocab word is "hastening" a antonym of?

Answer 34

Deferring

Question 35

What vocab word is "imply" a antonym of?

Answer 35

Infer