20 Vocab Words Part 21

Question 1

in large quantities.

Wide Spread

Answer 1

Copiously

Question 2

having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute

(especially of weather) piercingly cold..

Answer 2

Shrewd

Question 3

ineffective or bungling; clumsy.

Answer 3

Maladroit

Question 4

(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.

Answer 4

Engulf

Question 5

regard with great respect; revere.

Answer 5

Venerate

Question 6

impose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool.

Answer 6

Delude

Question 7

set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.

Answer 7

Absolve

Question 8

rebuke or reprimand severely.

punish, especially by beating

Answer 8

Chasitize

Question 9

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.

Answer 9

Paucity

Question 10

a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly.

Answer 10

Gadflies

Question 11

a person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury.

Answer 11

Sybarite

Question 12

a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention.

Answer 12

Ascectics

Question 13

a sexually immodest or promiscuous woman.

Answer 13

Wanton

Question 14

hungry or greedy.

Answer 14

Esurient

Question 15

easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.

Answer 15

Peevish

Question 16

extremely bad or unpleasant.

Answer 16

Execrable

Question 17

prolonged and idle discussion.

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talk unnecessarily at length.

Answer 17

Palaver

Question 18

to talk noisily and fast.

Answer 18

Blatter

Question 19

a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.

a short poem, especially a satirical one, having a witty or ingenious ending.

Answer 19

Epigram

Question 20

hold and state as one’s opinion.

Answer 20

Opine