Vocabulary 4

Question 1

prone

Answer 1

having a tendency or inclination : being likely —often used with to
prone to forget names

Question 2

carcass

Answer 2

a dead body : CORPSE
especially : the dressed body of a meat animal
Butchers trimmed the meat from the carcass.

Question 3

fishery

Answer 3

a place for catching fish or taking other sea animals

Question 4

necropsy

Answer 4

AUTOPSY sense 1
especially : an autopsy performed on an animal

Question 5

precarious

Answer 5

dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
… forced to earn a precarious living as a door-to-door salesman.

Question 6

debris

Answer 6

the remains of something broken down or destroyed
digging through the storm’s debris in search of survivors

Question 7

trek

Answer 7

to make one’s way arduously
ex. No longer must people trek to Maine or Nantucket to see whales.

Question 8

lane

Answer 8

a narrow passageway between fences or hedges

Question 9

acre

Answer 9

: a field especially of arable land or pastureland

Question 10

junction

Answer 10

an intersection of roads especially where one terminates

Question 11

predate

Answer 11

to prey on (something or someone)
Animals predate other animals in nature, but that is hardly commensurate with a massive worldwide farming industry that breeds species purely for our purpose.

Question 12

fortress

Answer 12

a fortified place : STRONGHOLD
especially : a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town

Question 13

tram

Answer 13

any of various vehicles:

Question 14

proliferate

Answer 14

to increase in number as if by proliferating : MULTIPLY
ex. duplicate addresses proliferated

Question 15

interlace

Answer 15

to unite by or as if by lacing together : INTERWEAVE

Question 16

stature

Answer 16

natural height (as of a person) in an upright position

Question 17

spurt

Answer 17

a sudden brief burst of effort, activity, or development
a spurt of work
a growth spurt

Question 18

peer

Answer 18

to look narrowly or curiously
a child peering from behind a tree

Question 19

behemoth

Answer 19

something of monstrous size, power, or appearance
a behemoth truck

Question 20

teem

Answer 20

to be present in large quantity

Question 21

eon

Answer 21

an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : AGE
I haven’t seen him in eons.

Question 22

tenuous

Answer 22

not thick : SLENDER
a tenuous rope

Question 23

dud

Answer 23

CLOTHING

Question 24

trek

Answer 24

a trip or movement especially when involving difficulties or complex organization : an arduous journey

Question 25

scrappy

Answer 25

feeling or displaying eagerness to fight she was a scrappy girl despite—or, perhaps, because of—her small size

Question 26

hullabaloo

Answer 26

a loud, continued noise or mixture of noises : DIN

Question 27

utterly

Answer 27

to an absolute or extreme degree : to the full extent : in an utter manner : ABSOLUTELY, ENTIRELY, TOTALLY

Question 28

hedge

Answer 28

a means of protection or defense (as against financial loss) realization that common stocks are the best hedge against inflation

Question 29

reimbursement

Answer 29

to pay back to someone : REPAY reimburse travel expenses

Question 30

wretched

Answer 30

deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind

Question 31

volatile

Answer 31

tending to erupt into violence : EXPLOSIVE a volatile temper

Question 32

chasm

Answer 32

a marked division, separation, or difference the chasm between the rich and the poor

Question 33

dismay

Answer 33

UPSET, PERTURB were dismayed by the condition of the building

Question 34

self-loathing

Answer 34

loathing of oneself : SELF-HATRED acting out of fear and self-loathing

Question 35

bravura,

Answer 35

a florid brilliant style

Question 36

throngs

Answer 36

a multitude of assembled persons

Question 37

effeminate

Answer 37

having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner

Question 38

degrading

Answer 38

causing or associated with a low, destitute, or demoralized state : causing someone to be or feel degraded a degrading experience

Question 39

degrading

Answer 39

causing or associated with a low, destitute, or demoralized state : causing someone to be or feel degraded a degrading experience

Question 40

repulsive

Answer 40

arousing aversion or disgust repulsive crimes

Question 41

discreet

Answer 41

having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech : PRUDENT especially : capable of preserving prudent silence

Question 42

wayward

Answer 42

opposite to what is desired or expected : UNTOWARD wayward fate

Question 43

frantic

Answer 43

emotionally out of control

Question 44

nascent

Answer 44

coming or having recently come into existence a nascent middle class

Question 45

dissipate

Answer 45

to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish one's sympathy is eventually dissipated

Question 46

wane

Answer 46

to decrease in size, extent, or degree : DWINDLE: such as

Question 47

vitriol

Answer 47

bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism political commentators spewing angry vitriol

Question 48

retribution

Answer 48

something given or exacted in recompense especially : PUNISHMENT

Question 49

invincible

Answer 49

incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued a seemingly invincible army