Vocab Unit 10

Question 1

beneficiary

Answer 1

(n.) one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like

The beneficiary for the old man was her.

Question 2

botch

Answer 2

(v.) to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; (n.) a hopeless bungled job

The unsupervised laborers proceeded to botch the job badly.

Question 3

dilapidated

Answer 3

(adj.) falling apart or ruined, run-down

The old house was dilapidated.

Question 4

futile

Answer 4

(adj.) not successful, failing to have any results; useless; unimportant, frivolous

The mission was futile.

Question 5

hospitable

Answer 5

(adj.) offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange

She was a hospitable person.

Question 6

lair

Answer 6

(n.) the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout

The police were making careful preparations to trap the smugglers in their lair.

Question 7

notorious

Answer 7

(adj.) widely known because of bad conduct

Chicago had its share of notorious gangsters.

Question 8

pamper

Answer 8

(v.) to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward

If my aunt continues to pamper that child, he may grow into an irresponsible adult.

Question 9

shirk

Answer 9

(v.) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink

People who tend to shirk their responsibilities are not to be replied upon.

Question 10

veto

Answer 10

(n) the power to forbid or prevent
(v) to prohibit, reject

The idea was vetoed.

Question 11

bellow

Answer 11

(v) to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar
(n) a loud, angry roar

The bull started to bellow.

Question 12

clutter

Answer 12

(v) to fill or cover in a disorderly way
(n) a state of discover, mess

Her room was super cluttered.

Question 13

dismantle

Answer 13

(v) to take apart; to strip of something

Did you dismantle the car?

Question 14

farce

Answer 14

(n) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor

It was an interesting farce.

Question 15

grueling

Answer 15

(adj) very tiring, calling for an extreme effort

The mile was grueling.

Question 16

lavish

Answer 16

(adj) overly generous, extravagant
(v) to spend or give freely or without limit

He was raised a lavish child.

Question 17

morbid

Answer 17

(adj) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy

He was sent to a mental hospital because of his morbid state.

Question 18

parasite

Answer 18

(n) an organism that lives in or on another organism

My sister is such a parasite.

Question 19

surplus

Answer 19

(n) an amount beyond what is required, excess
(adj) more than what is needed or expected

The native Americans had a surplus of crops.

Question 20

timidity

Answer 20

the state of being easily frightened

I have a natural timidity.