ENGLISH- list 8

Question 1

lackadaisical

Answer 1

(adj) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted

Question 2

saturnine

Answer 2

(adj) of gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood

Question 3

litany

Answer 3

(n) a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list

Question 4

macabre

Answer 4

(adj) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject

Question 5

recant

Answer 5

(v) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract

Question 6

paucity

Answer 6

(n) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, death

Question 7

raze

Answer 7

(v) to tear down, destroy completely

Question 8

portend

Answer 8

(v) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advanced warning of

Question 9

saturate

Answer 9

(v) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully

Question 10

sough

Answer 10

(v) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary