English 9-Vocabulary-Q1

Question 1

dismal

Answer 1

adj: showing or causing unhappiness or sad feelings; not warm, cheerful, etc.

Question 2

glib

Answer 2

adj: said or done too easily or carelessly; showing little preparation or thought

Question 3

caustic

Answer 3

adj: marked by sharp or biting sarcasm; very harsh and critical

Question 4

ennui

Answer 4

n: a lack of spirit, enthusiasm, or interest

Question 5

sempiternal

Answer 5

adj: of never ending duration; eternal

Question 6

maudlin

Answer 6

adj: showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way

Question 7

collywobbles

Answer 7

n: pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach; belly ache

Question 8

trepidation

Answer 8

n: tremulous fear; alarm or agitation; perturbation

Question 9

miasma

Answer 9

n: a harmful or corrupting atmosphere or influence; also an atmosphere that obscures; a fog

Question 10

roister

Answer 10

v: to engage in boisterous merrymaking; to revel; to carouse

Question 11

winsome

Answer 11

adj: cheerful; merry; gay; lighthearted

Question 12

cloy

Answer 12

v: to weary or tire by excess; especially of seetness, richness, pleasure, etc.

Question 13

cavil

Answer 13

v: to trivially object to something

Question 14

paean

Answer 14

n: a song of praise, triumph, or thanksgiving or an expression of praise or joy

Question 15

tintinnabulation

Answer 15

n: a tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells

Question 16

vociferous

Answer 16

adj: making a loud outcry, clamorous, noisy

Question 17

wheedle

Answer 17

v: to influence or entice by soft words or flattery

Question 18

juvenescent

Answer 18

adj: being or becoming youthful; young in appearance

Question 19

mythomane

Answer 19

n: a person with a strong or irresistible propensity for fantasizing, lying, or exagerating

Question 20

conk

Answer 20

v: to go to sleep, break, or fail; to slow down or stop (loose energy)’ to lose consciousness, faint, or die (usually followed by off or out)

Question 21

impunity

Answer 21

n: exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss