English vocab #2

Question 1

DISCERN

Answer 1

To perceive or recognize something with clarity or insight, often involving the ability to distinguish details or difference that may not be immediatly obvious.

Question 2

Uncanny

Answer 2

Strange,eerie,or mysterious in a way that is unsettling because it seems unnatural or beyond normal explanation.

Question 3

Incipient

Answer 3

Something that is in the early stages of development or beginning to emerge.

Question 4

Foolhardy

Answer 4

Somoene who is reckless bold or rash, often without considering potential risks or consequences.

Question 5

AMISS

Answer 5

Something that is not quite right; incorrect or not as it should be.

Question 6

POTENT

Answer 6

Something that has a great power, influence,or effectiveness.

Question 7

IMPERIOUS

Answer 7

Someone that behaves with an arrogant, domineering or authoritve attitude or manner.

Question 8

OVERTONE

Answer 8

A subtle or secondary quality, meaning or implacation associated with something, often beyond its most obvious meaing.

Question 9

SHRINE

Answer 9

A place regarded as holy or a sacred, often dedicated to worship or veneration of deity, a saint, or revered figure.

Question 10

EMISSARY

Answer 10

A person sent as a representative or a messanger, often by a government, organisation or authority, to convey a message or negociate on their behalf.

Question 11

ULTIMATUM

Answer 11

A final and uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to another, often wit a threat.

Question 12

MALEVOLANT

Answer 12

Someone who has a desire to hurt someone others or to cause suffering.

Question 13

CAPRICIOUS

Answer 13

A person that is subject to a sudden and unpredicatable changes in behavior, mood, or decision-making.

Question 14

ILDENESS

Answer 14

The sate of being inactive or wothout productive work or occupation; a lack of purposeful activity