F451 Vocab #2

Question 1

beatific

Answer 1

blissfully, happy

Question 2

cadenced

Answer 2

to make a rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words

Question 3

contemptible

Answer 3

despicable; deserving of contempt (the feeling toward something mean, vile, or worthless)

Question 4

grotesque

Answer 4

comically ugly or distorted; a very ugly or distorted figure, creature, or image

Question 5

incomprehensible

Answer 5

not able to be understood

Question 6

insidious

Answer 6

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

Question 7

intuitively

Answer 7

without conscious reasoning; instinctively

Question 8

manifested

Answer 8

demonstrate, be evidence of, prove; become apparent through the appearance of symptoms

Question 9

limned

Answer 9

depict or describe in painting or words; highlight something with a bright color or light

Question 10

liquefaction

Answer 10

the process of making something, especially a gas, liquid

Question 11

parried

Answer 11

ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove; answer a question or accusation evasively

Question 12

perfunctorily

Answer 12

to do something because you have to, as a formality, often in a careless way

Question 13

phantom

Answer 13

a ghost; figment of the imagination (seems to be real but is not)

Question 14

phosphorescent (materials)

Answer 14

continue emission of light after the exposure to and removal of radiation (ex. glow in the dark stars, stickers, paint, things charged by UV)

Question 15

quarry

Answer 15

prey; a large and deep pit from which stone or other materials have been extracted

Question 16

quavered

Answer 16

(of a person’s voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically from emotion

Question 17

sub audible

Answer 17

too quiet or obscured to be heard clearly; inaudible

Question 18

suffused

Answer 18

gradually spread through or over

Question 19

rebut

Answer 19

claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false; drive back or repel (a person or attack)

Question 20

romantic

Answer 20

characterized by the expression of love; an idealized view of reality; a person with romantic beliefs or attitudes

Question 21

welter

Answer 21

move in a turbulent fashion; a large number of items in no order