English Vocabulary Midterms

Question 1

Antics

Answer 1

n.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

syn: pranks, shenanigans

Question 2

Avowed

Answer 2

(adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged

Question 3

Banter

Answer 3

(v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing

Question 4

Bountiful

Answer 4

(adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly

Question 5

Congested

Answer 5

(adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess

Question 6

Detriment

Answer 6

(n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage

Question 7

Durable

Answer 7

(adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; (n. pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years

Question 8

Enterprising

Answer 8

(adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination

Question 9

Frugal

Answer 9

(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager

Question 10

Gingerly

Answer 10

(adj., adv.) with extreme care or caution

Question 11

Glut

Answer 11

(v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply

Question 12

Incognito

Answer 12

(adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

Question 13

Invalidate

Answer 13

(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect

Question 14

Legendary

Answer 14

(adj.) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life

Question 15

Maim

Answer 15

(v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

Question 16

Minimize

Answer 16

(v.) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before

Question 17

Oblique

Answer 17

(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

Question 18

Veer

Answer 18

(v.) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve

Question 19

Venerate

Answer 19

(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

Question 20

Wanton

Answer 20

(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals

Question 21

wrangle

Answer 21

to quell in a noisy way- a noisy quarrel

Question 22

vigil

Answer 22

watch especially at night

Question 23

servile

Answer 23

relating to a servant

Question 24

rubble

Answer 24

broken stone or bick

Question 25

revert

Answer 25

to returne or go back

Question 26

preclude

Answer 26

to make impossible ,prevent shut out

Question 27

plaudits

Answer 27

applause, praise or approval

Question 28

laggard

Answer 28

a person who moves slowly or falls behind- falling behind

Question 29

jostle

Answer 29

to make or force ones way by pushing or elbowing

Question 30

hover

Answer 30

to float or hang suspended over

Question 31

grope

Answer 31

to feel about hesitantly with your hands

Question 32

excerpt

Answer 32

a passage taken from a book article take such as a passage to quo

Question 33

evolve

Answer 33

to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

Question 34

discordant

Answer 34

lacking in harmony, jarring

Question 35

decree

Answer 35

a order having the force of law-to issue an order

Question 36

collabroate

Answer 36

to work together

Question 37

citadel

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a fortress that overlooks a city; a strong or commanding place

Question 38

churlish

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lacking politeness or good manners, lacking sensitivity, difficult, difficult to work or deal with rude

Question 39

bonanza

Answer 39

a rich mass of ore in a mine, something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity, a very large amount; sudden profit or gain

Question 40

adage

Answer 40

a proverb or wise saying