Feed- Vocab Words

Question 1

Apocryphal

Answer 1

A statement of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

Question 2

Aspirate

Answer 2

Breathe something in; inhale.

Question 3

Bannered

Answer 3

To furnish with a banner.

Question 4

Birching

Answer 4

Beat someone with a bundle of twigs to punish them.

Question 5

Bon Mot

Answer 5

A witty remark.

Question 6

Debased

Answer 6

Reduced in quality and/or value.

Question 7

Fugue

Answer 7

a state or period of loss of awareness of one’s identity

Question 8

Minuet

Answer 8

Slow ballroom dance for 2 people in triple time commonly done in the 18th century

Question 9

Oneiric

Answer 9

Related to dreams

Question 10

Persimmon

Answer 10

An orange-looking fruit with sweet flesh

Question 11

Picayune

Answer 11

Petty or worthless

Question 12

Pinafore

Answer 12

an apron-like dress that is worn over a young girl’s dress

Question 13

Risible

Answer 13

to provoke laughter

Question 14

Suppuration

Answer 14

a thick yellowish or greening liquid produced from infected tissue consisting of white blood cells

Question 15

Tarmac

Answer 15

the material used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas

Question 16

Spork

Answer 16

a spoon-shaped eating utensil with short tines at the tip

Question 17

Torque

Answer 17

a twisting force that tends to cause rotational motion