Vocab week 5

Question 1

necessitate

Answer 1

(v) to make something necessary

Question 2

nestle

Answer 2

(v) to lay or be enclosed comfortably; to snuggle

Question 3

obliterate

Answer 3

(v) to destroy; to break down into nothing; to eliminate

Question 4

opulence

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Answer 4

(n) riches or affluence, especially as shown by expensive or ostentatious possessions or lifestyle (The opulent furnishings of the dictator’s private compound contrasted harshly with the meager accommodations of her subjects.)

Question 5

partition

Answer 5

(n) something which separates two parts or areas

Question 6

phonetic

Answer 6

(adj) of, relating to, or representing the sounds of speech

Question 7

ordeal

Answer 7

(n) an experience that is extremely difficult or trying

Question 8

ostracize

Answer 8

(v) to banish from or force out of a group or situation (Beth risked ostracism if her roommates discovered her flatulence.)

Question 9

peccadillo

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Answer 9

(n) a minor sin or fault; a trifling wrongdoing

Question 10

ubiquitous

Answer 10

(adj) being present everywhere at once (It seems that everyone in the United States has a television. The technology is ubiquitous here.)