Vocab week 4

Question 1

lapse

cap’ holt

Answer 1

(n) the act of falling from a righteous or just position; a slight or temporary moral failure (a breif lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match)

Question 2

malad

Answer 2

(n) a disease, illness, or medical condition, especially a serious or chronic condition

Question 3

myriad

Answer 3

(n) many; a large number; countless (It was difficult to decide what to do Friday night because the city presented us with myriad possibilities for fun.)

Question 4

lithe

Answer 4

(adj) moving or bending easily; graceful and fluid in motion (Although the dancers were all outstanding, Jae
Sun’s control of her lithe body was particularly impressive.)

Question 5

metamorphosis

Answer 5

(n) a change in form or shape, often from one stage of development to another, as a caterpillar turning into a butterfly (Winnifred went to the gym
every day for a year and underwent a metamorphosis from a waiflike girl to an
athletic woman.)

Question 6

nocturnal

Answer 6

(adj) belonging to, occurring in, or related to the nighttime (Jackie was a nocturnal person; she would study until dawn and sleep until the evening.)

Question 7

litigious

Answer 7

(adj) willing and likely to pursue a lawsuit (The litigious group is the subject of a mountain of lawsuits)

Question 8

minimize

Answer 8

(v) to make as small as possible

Question 9

notorious

Answer 9

(adj) widely known but viewed negatively or critically (Jacob was notorious for always arriving late at parties.)

Question 10

turpitude

Answer 10

(n) a corrupt degenerate act or practice (Sir Marcus’s chivalry often contrasted with the turpitude he exhibited with the ladies at the tavern.)