Vocab week 6

Question 1

imbibe

Answer 1

(v) to drink (usually alcohol), or to absorb information

Question 2

juncture

Answer 2

(n) a place where two things join or a particular point in time

Question 3

kernel

Answer 3

(n) the soft inner part of a seed or nut

Question 4

fealty

Answer 4

(n) loyalty

Question 5

hesitant

Answer 5

(adj) tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking

Question 6

inaudible

Answer 6

(adj) unable to be heard

Question 7

fickle

Answer 7

(adj) changing frequently, especially as regards to ones loyalties, interests, or affection (In Greek dramas, the fickle gods help
Achilles one day, and then harm him the next.)

Question 8

hindrance

Answer 8

(n) a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone (the locked gate was a hindrance to the walkers)

Question 9

inconceivable

Answer 9

(adj) not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable

Question 10

parse

Answer 10

(v) to examine or think about something carefully in order to understand it