Vocab - TFA part two

Question 0

crest

Answer 0

(noun) : 1. A tuft or similar projection on the head of a bird or other animal.
2. A device placed above the shield on a coat of arms.
3. The top, as of a hill or wave.

Question 1

requisite

Answer 1

(adj. ): required; essential / indispensable

(noun) : a necessity

Question 2

(to) affirm

Answer 2

1. To declare firmly; maintain to be true.

2. To uphold; confirm.

Question 3

mirthless

Answer 3

(opposite of) mirth (noun): gladness and gaiety

Question 4

fugitive

Answer 4

(adj. ) 1. Running away or fleeing, as from the law.
2. Lasting only a short time; fleeting.

(noun): One who flees.

Question 5

woeful

Answer 5

(adj. ): 1. Affected by woe (distress or misery, as from grief; misfortune, calamity); mournful.
2. Causing woe.
3. Deplorably bad or wretched (eg. housing conditions)

Question 6

albino

Answer 6

(noun): a person or animal lacking normal pigmentation, esp. one having abnormally white skin and hair and pink eyes.

Question 7

ominous

Answer 7

(adj. ): 1. Menacing; threatening.

2. Of or being an evil omen.

Question 8

(to) rave

Answer 8

1. To speak wildly or irrationally.
2. To roar; rage.
3. To speak with wild enthusiasm.

(adj.) (informal): extravagantly enthusiastic

Question 9

exile

Answer 9

(noun) : 1. Enforced removal or self-imposed absence from one’s native country.
2. One who chooses or is sent into exile.

Question 10

(to) heed

Answer 10

(verb) : To pay attention (to)

(noun) : close attention; notice

Question 11

commanding (adj.)

Answer 11

(adj. ): 1. Having command; controlling.

2. Dominating.

Question 12

heathen

Answer 12

(noun) : 1. One who adheres to a religion other than Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.
2. One regarded as irreligious, uncivilised, or unenlightened.

Question 13

benevolent

Answer 13

(adj. ): 1. Having or showing benevolence (1. An inclination to perform kind or charitable acts. 2. A kindly or charitable act.)
2. Organised to benefit charity.

Question 14

derisive

Answer 14

(adj. of) to deride: to speak of or treat with contemptuous (manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful) mirth.

Question 15

rollicking

Answer 15

To rollick: to romp (play) or frolic boisterously.

Question 16

enthralled

Answer 16

To enthrall: 1. To hold spellbound.

2. To enslave.

Question 17

captivated

Answer 17

To captivate: to attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence.

Question 18

marrow

Answer 18

(noun) : 1. The soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of red and many white blood cells.
2. The inmost, choicest, or most important part.

Question 19

parched

Answer 19

To parch: 1. To make or become extremely dry, esp. by exposure to heat.
2. To make or become thirsty.

Question 20

callow

Answer 20

(adj.) lacking experience; immature

Question 21

fetish

Answer 21

(noun) : 1. An object believed to have spiritual powers.
2. An object of excessive attention or reverence.
3. An obsessive attachment; fixation.

Question 22

peer

Answer 22

(noun) : 1. One who has equal standing with another.

2. A nobleman / a British duke, marquis, earl, viscount, or baron.

Question 23

impudent

Answer 23

(adj.) brashly bold; insolent; impertinent

Question 24

allegiance

Answer 24

(noun): loyalty or the obligation of loyalty, as to a sovereign, nation, or cause.

Question 25

unduly

Answer 25

(adj.) excessively; immoderately

Question 26

perturbed

Answer 26

To perturb: to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious.

Question 27

(to) intone

Answer 27

To recite in a singing or chanting voice.

Question 28

miscreant

Answer 28

(noun): a wrongdoer or offender; villain

Question 29

annihilation

Answer 29

To annihilate: to destroy completely

Question 30

degenerate

Answer 30

(adj.): having declined, as in function, from a former state. To degenerate: 1. To fall below a normal or desirable state. 2. To decline in quality.

Question 31

effeminate

Answer 31

(adj.): having qualities or characteristics more often associated with women than men.

Question 32

smoldering

Answer 32

To smoulder: 1. to burn with little smoke and in flame. | 2. To exist in a suppressed state.

Question 33

impotent

Answer 33

(adj. ) 1. Lacking physical strength or vigour. | 2. Lacking in power; helpless.

Question 34

taboo

Answer 34

(noun) : 1. A ban attached to something by social custom. 2. A prohibition, esp. among certain South Pacific peoples, excluding something from use, approach, or mention because of its sacred and inviolable nature.

Question 35

(to) waver

Answer 35

1. To move or swing back and forth. 2. To show or experience irresolution or indecision; vacillate / to falter or to yield. 3. To tremble or quaver, as a voice. 4. To flicker or glimmer, as light.

Question 36

adherent

Answer 36

(adj. ) From 'to adhere': 1. To stick fast, as by suction or by glue. 2. To be a devoted follower. 3. To carry something out without deviation.

Question 37

zeal

Answer 37

(noun): enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal.

Question 38

conflict

Answer 38

(noun) : 1. Prolonged fighting. | 2. Disharmony between incompatible or antithetical persons, ideas, or interests.

Question 39

sacred

Answer 39

(adj. ) 1. Dedicated to or set apart for worship. 2. Worthy of religious veneration. 3. Made or declared holy. 4. Dedicated or devoted exclusively to a single use or person. 5. Worthy of respect; venerable. 6. Of or relating to religious objects or practices.

Question 40

emanation

Answer 40

(noun of) 'to emanate': to come or send forth from a source; issue; stem.

Question 41

atonement

Answer 41

(noun): reparation made for an injury, wrong, or sin.

Question 42

(to) prescribe

Answer 42

1. To set down as a rule or guide / dictate. | 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).

Question 43

(to) prevail

Answer 43

1. To be victorious; triumph. 2. To win out. 3. To be most common or frequent. 4. To use persuasion or inducement successfully.

Question 44

(to) blaspheme

Answer 44

To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious (not pious) manner.

Question 45

(to) ostracize

Answer 45

To banish or exclude from a group.

Question 46

privilege

Answer 46

(noun) a special advantage, immunity, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual, class, or caste.

Question 47

self-assured

Answer 47

(adj.): confident and poised

Question 48

perplexed

Answer 48

To perplex: to confuse or puzzle; bewilder.

Question 49

(to) outlaw

Answer 49

1. To declare illegal. | 2. To deprive of the protection of the law.

Question 50

(to) debar

Answer 50

1. To exclude or shut out; bar. | 2. To forbid or prevent.

Question 51

(to) molest

Answer 51

1. To disturb or annoy. | 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity.

Question 52

(to) tread

Answer 52

1. To walk on, over, or along. 2. To press beneath the feet; trample. 3. To walk or dance.

Question 53

utmost

Answer 53

(adj. ) 1. Being or at the most distant limit or point; farthest. 2. Of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity.

Question 54

wherewithal

Answer 54

(noun) the necessary means, esp. financial means

Question 55

spittle

Answer 55

(noun): spit; saliva

Question 56

sire (n.)

Answer 56

(noun) : 1. A father. | 2. (archaic) used as a form if address for a male superior, esp. a king.