Vocabulary Lesson 9-14

Question 1

Enamored

Answer 1

(verb) to be in love with

Question 2

Enraptured

Answer 2

(verb) to be delighted beyond measure

Question 3

Enunciate

Answer 3

(verb) to pronounce words clearly and distinctly

Question 4

Evince

Answer 4

(verb) to show clearly

Question 5

Evoke

Answer 5

(verb) to call forth; to draw forth

Question 6

Exodus

Answer 6

(noun) a departure, especially in a large group

Question 7

Expatriate

Answer 7

(noun) one who chooses to leave his native country

Question 8

Expedient

Answer 8

(adjective) the best means to do something under a given set of circumstances, especially if it will bring about personal gain

Question 9

Explicit

Answer 9

(adjective) clearly stated

Question 10

Emulate

Answer 10

(verb) to try to be equal to or better than; to imitate

Question 11

Expound

Answer 11

(verb) to explain; to set forth point by point; to interpret

Question 12

Extol

Answer 12

(verb) to praise highly

Question 13

Extradite

Answer 13

(verb) to turn a prisoner over to the jurisdiction of another country or state where the crime was allegedly committed

Question 14

Extraneous

Answer 14

(adjective) not belonging; foreign; nonessential

Question 15

Extrovert

Answer 15

(noun) one who is outgoing, friendly; one who is more interested in what is going on around him than in his own inner being or thoughts

Question 16

Exult

Answer 16

(verb) to rejoice over a success or victory

Question 17

Feasible

Answer 17

(adjective) reasonable, likely; capable of being carried out

Question 18

Fickle

Answer 18

(adjective) likely to change without reason

Question 19

Formidable

Answer 19

(adjective) hard to overcome or deal with; causing fear or awe

Question 20

Frugal

Answer 20

(adjective) not wasteful; thrifty

Question 21

Furtive

Answer 21

(adjective) done in a stealthy or secretive manner

Question 22

Gadfly

Answer 22

(noun) a person who annoys others, especially by rousing them from complacency

Question 23

Galvanize

Answer 23

(verb) to startle into sudden activity

Question 24

Gamut

Answer 24

(noun) the whole range or extent

Question 25

Gauche

Answer 25

(noun) lacking social grace

Question 26

Genial

Answer 26

(adjective) warm, friendly

Question 27

Grandiloquent

Answer 27

(adjective) speaking in a pompous style

Question 28

Gregarious

Answer 28

(adjective) fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock

Question 29

Harangue

Answer 29

(noun) a long, noisy speech or lecture

Question 30

Harry

Answer 30

(verb) to torment another

Question 31

Heresy

Answer 31

(noun) a religious belief opposed to the established doctrine

Question 32

Humility

Answer 32

(noun) absence of vanity

Question 33

Hurtle

Answer 33

(verb) to dash; to move swiftly and with great force

Question 34

Hypercritical

Answer 34

(adjective) over critical; too severe in judgment

Question 35

Ignominy

Answer 35

(noun) public shame, disgrace, or dishonor

Question 36

Impeccable

Answer 36

(adjective) faultless; without sin or blemish

Question 37

Implacable

Answer 37

(adjective) cannot be appeased or pacified

Question 38

Inane

Answer 38

(adjective) without sense or meaning; silly; empty

Question 39

Incisive

Answer 39

(adjective) sharp; keen; penetrating

Question 40

Incognito

Answer 40

(adjective) hiding one's name, rank, position; disguised

Question 41

Inert

Answer 41

(adjective) having no power to act or move; inactive

Question 42

Inexorable

Answer 42

(adjective) cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting

Question 43

Inscrutable

Answer 43

(adjective) cannot be easily understood; mysterious

Question 44

Intrepid

Answer 44

(adjective) without fear; brave

Question 45

Irascible

Answer 45

(adjective) easily angered

Question 46

Jaundiced

Answer 46

(adjective) prejudiced

Question 47

Jingoism

Answer 47

(noun) extreme patriotism; favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

Question 48

Jocose

Answer 48

(adjective) joking, humorous

Question 49

Juggernaut

Answer 49

(noun) a terrible destructive or irresistible force

Question 50

Lethargy

Answer 50

(noun) lack of energy; drowsiness, disinterest

Question 51

Levity

Answer 51

(noun) lightness or gaiety of disposition; lack of seriousness

Question 52

Libation

Answer 52

(noun) an alcoholic drink

Question 53

Liege

Answer 53

(noun) a lord, master, or sovereign

Question 54

Mercenary

Answer 54

(noun/adjective) one who works only for money, especially a hired soldier

Question 55

Motley

Answer 55

(adjective) made up of different, dissimilar parts; being of many colors

Question 56

Mundane

Answer 56

(adjective) of this world and not of heaven; common, worldly; not spiritual

Question 57

Murky

Answer 57

(adjective) gloomy, dark, cloudy

Question 58

Myriad

Answer 58

(adjective) a very large number; of a highly varied nature

Question 59

Naive

Answer 59

(adjective) simple in nature; not affected; innocent simplicity; childlike

Question 60

Novice

Answer 60

(noun) a beginner, me who is new or inexperienced