Vocab List O

Question 1

avidly

Answer 1

adv. – showing great enthusiasm for or interest in – passionately; excitedly

Question 2

blanched

Answer 2

verb – to whiten by removing color; bleach; cookery – ashen; paled

Question 3

defamation

Answer 3

noun – the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny – dirty; depreciation

Question 4

fathom

Answer 4

noun – a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements – estimate; measure

Question 5

licentious

Answer 5

adj – sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd – impure; lustful

Question 6

prodigious

Answer 6

adj– extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.; wonderful – massive; monstrous

Question 7

notorious

Answer 7

adj – widely and unfavorably known – popular; prominent

Question 8

titillates

Answer 8

verb – to excite or arouse agreeably – arouse; tickle

Question 9

trepidation

Answer 9

noun – tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation – horror; fear

Question 10

evade

Answer 10

verb – to escape from by trickery or cleverness – get around; dodge

Question 11

pallor

Answer 11

noun – unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness – pastiness; colorlessness

Question 12

ameliorate

Answer 12

verb – to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve – alleviate; improve

Question 13

indignant

Answer 13

adj – feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base – annoyed; furious

Question 14

daft

Answer 14

adj – senseless, stupid, or foolish – absurd; foolish

Question 15

anarchy

Answer 15

noun – a state of society without government or law – hostility; riot