F451 Vocabulary (3/3)

Question 1

Define : Bombardments (N)

Answer 1

Assaults; attacks

Question 2

Define : Convolutions (N)

Answer 2

Curves, twists, or intricacies

Question 3

Define : Desolation (N)

Answer 3

Deprivation of companionship; loneliness

Question 4

Define : Doused (V)

Answer 4

extinguished; immersed in liquid

Question 5

Define : Erected (V)

Answer 5

built or raised

Question 6

Define : Fragmentary (ADJ)

Answer 6

consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken

Question 7

Define : Gingerly (ADV)

Answer 7

With great care or caution

Question 8

Define : Gout (N)

Answer 8

A disease of the joints; a large blob of something

Question 9

Define : Grotesque (ADJ)

Answer 9

Misshapen, especially in a strange or disgusting way

Question 10

Define : Incessantly (ADV)

Answer 10

Continuing without interruption; ceaselessly

Question 11

Define : Incomprehensible (ADJ)

Answer 11

Impossible to understand or comprehend

Question 12

Define : Incriminate (V)

Answer 12

To accuse of or present proof of a crime

Question 13

Define : Insomnia (N)

Answer 13

Sleeplessness

Question 14

Define : Juggernaut (N)

Answer 14

A crushing force that is relentless and destructive

Question 15

Define : Liquefaction (N)

Answer 15

The process of liquefying or turning to a liquid state

Question 16

Define : Luminous (ADJ)

Answer 16

Emitting light

Question 17

Define : Moat (N)

Answer 17

A wide waterway or ditch acting as a barrier

Question 18

Define : Pedants (N)

Answer 18

People concerned with rules and details

Question 19

Define : Penance (N)

Answer 19

Self-punishment for committing a sin

Question 20

Define : Phantom (N)

Answer 20

A ghost; unreal

Question 21

Define : Plume (N)

Answer 21

A feather; a rising column of smoke, dust, or water

Question 22

Define : Prattled (V)

Answer 22

Talked in a foolish or simple-minded way

Question 23

Define : Procaine (N)

Answer 23

A local anesthetic

Question 24

Define : Processions (N)

Answer 24

Groups moving along or forward

Question 25

Define : Pyre (N)

Answer 25

A pile of burn material, especially wood

Question 26

Define : Ricocheted (V)

Answer 26

The motion of an object bouncing off something

Question 27

Define : Scythe (N)

Answer 27

A tool used for mowing and reaping

Question 28

Define : Seance (N)

Answer 28

A meeting, usually to speak to the dead

Question 29

Define : Sloth (N or ADJ)

Answer 29

A slow-moving mammal, laziness

Question 30

Define : Squanders (V)

Answer 30

Fails to take advantage of