English 2 Vocab Words LS 15

Question 1

hors d’ oeuvre

Answer 1

a food served either before a meal or with drinks

Question 2

ensure

Answer 2

to come next, or follow; to happen as a consequence

Question 3

buffet

Answer 3

a piece of dining room furniture with cupboards and drawers; a meal set out so that people may serve themselves

Question 4

delectable

Answer 4

very pleasing; delightful; delicious

Question 5

facilitate

Answer 5

to make easier or more convenient; to aid or assist in

Question 6

succulent

Answer 6

juicy; not dry or dull; having fleshy plant tissue that conserves moisture; n. a plant that has such tissues

Question 7

steppes

Answer 7

a vast, almost treeless plain in southeastern Europe or Asia

Question 8

lapse

Answer 8

to fall from a higher level (as of manners) to a lower; to pass gradually; to come to an end; n. a slight, temporary error or slip; a fall from a better to a worse condition

Question 9

palatable

Answer 9

acceptable to the mind; fit to be eaten; pleasant-tasting

Question 10

expedient

Answer 10

suitable; advantageous; based on self-interest