F451 Vocab: Set 2

Question 1

fold (noun)

Answer 1

a group bound together by common beliefs

-We need to convince him to return to the fold.

Question 2

incessant

Answer 2

uninterrupted

-The dog’s incessant barking caused the man to have difficulty falling asleep.

Question 3

insidious

Answer 3

treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way

-AIDS is insidious because one can have it and transmit it before showing symptoms of the disease.

Question 4

luxuriant

Answer 4

abundant in growth, very fertile

-The luxuriant farmland of Iowa provides an abundant amount of food

Question 5

melancholy

Answer 5

depression of spirits

-After Dad lost his job, he fell into a state of melancholy.

Question 6

metaphorically

Answer 6

compared non literally

-Metaphorically speaking, he is drowning in oil.

Question 7

mural

Answer 7

a painting on a wall or ceiling

-The artist was commissioned to paint a mural on the wall.

Question 8

oblivious

Answer 8

state of being forgotten

-Until the singer’s recent hit, his career had fallen into a state of oblivion.

Question 9

obscure

Answer 9

difficult to see, vague

-Because the meaning of the play was obscure, I was unable to enjoy it.

Question 10

odious

Answer 10

deserving hate or contempt

-With that odious chore behind him, Dan could not concentrate on the game.

Question 11

parry

Answer 11

to deflect or to ward off a blow

-The champion boxer won the match because he was able to parry his opponent’s blows so successfully.

Question 12

pedantry

Answer 12

act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative
-The teacher’s lectures are a demonstration of pedantry without scholarship.

Question 13

perfunctory

Answer 13

acting routinely with little interest or care

-Due to his perfunctory manner of inspecting the factory, he did not notice some serious problems.

Question 14

perpetuate

Answer 14

to prolong the existence of something

-The Audubon Society works to perpetuate the species of many threatened birds.