2/11 vocabulary words

Question 0

Fecund

Adj.

Answer 0

To be fertile or productive

You need to have a fecund mind to understand algebra.

Question 1

Distend

Verb

Answer 1

To swell of expand

His suit coat distended and he was falling back to earth

Question 2

Sage/ sagacious

Noun

Answer 2

Someone who has gained wisdom through experience

I am a sage because I have gained wisdom through experience

Question 3

Vacuous

Adj,

Answer 3

Lacking ideas or intelligence; empty

They are just vacuous frat boys

Question 4

Deride/derision (noun)

Verb

Answer 4

To ridicule or insult

The girls derided the bunny ad made him feel bad

Question 5

Benevolent

Adj.

Answer 5

Generous and kind

It’s a flower, how benevolent of you

Question 6

Malevolent

Adj.

Answer 6

Evil intending harm

She was malevolent to the little girl

Question 7

Scrutinize

Verb

Answer 7

To examine carefully or thoroughly

I must scrutinize this book to study for my test

Question 8

Histrionic

Adj.

Answer 8

Overly dramatic (emotional)
I am being Histrionic about my bad test grade

Question 9

Didactic

Adj.

Answer 9

Intended to teach or instruct; morally intended

I may be teaching you about didactic when it itself is didactic

Question 10

Assail

Verb

Answer 10

To attack or intercept with words or force

The boy assailed the girl about not finishing her chores