Final Vocab. Quiz Notecards

Question 1

Devote

Answer 1

to apply entirely to one activity; to set aside for some purpose

Question 2

Endorse

Answer 2

to write one’s name on a document to shoe approval; to approve

Question 3

Fluted

Answer 3

decorated with grooves

Question 4

Twinge

Answer 4

a sudden, sharp pain; a sudden emotional pain

Question 5

Irascible

Answer 5

quick to anger; hot-tempered

Question 6

Reminiscence

Answer 6

to remember or talk about past events

Question 7

Retort

Answer 7

to answer quickly; to reply with a prompt argument; a fast or witty response

Question 8

Endear

Answer 8

to make dear or fond of

Question 9

Controversy

Answer 9

a disagreement or debate between opposing sides

Question 10

Comprise

Answer 10

to include or contain; to make up

Question 11

Gorge

Answer 11

a deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky walls; to stuff with something

Question 12

Rebuttal

Answer 12

the offering of opposing evidence or aguments

Question 13

Recluse

Answer 13

someone who lives apart from others; apart from others, solitary

Question 14

Inquisitive

Answer 14

extremely curious; eager to learn

Question 15

Ultimate

Answer 15

final; of the greatest size of importance; the final point; the greatest point

Question 16

Fervent

Answer 16

showing great emotion or warmth; ardent; enthusiastic

Question 17

Credible

Answer 17

believable; trustworthy; reliable

Question 18

Burly

Answer 18

large in bodily size; strongly built; stout

Question 19

Presumptuous

Answer 19

inappropriately bold of confident

Question 20

Wretched

Answer 20

living a miserable life; in very poor condition

Question 21

Subordination

Answer 21

placement in a lower class or rank; obedience

Question 22

Oscillate

Answer 22

to swing back and forth

Question 23

Zeal

Answer 23

eager attention or enthusiasm for a cause or goal

Question 24

Siphon

Answer 24

a curved pipe or tube used to move a liquid from one container to another

Question 25

Dilute

Answer 25

to thin or weaken by adding liquid

Question 26

Blanch

Answer 26

to take the color from; to whiten; to boil briefly

Question 27

Reiterate

Answer 27

to say over again; to repeat

Question 28

Antic

Answer 28

a foolish act or prank

Question 29

Hostility

Answer 29

unfriendliness, the state of being enemies; opposition to an idea

Question 30

Gale

Answer 30

a very strong, powerful wind

Question 31

Transit

Answer 31

passage over, across, or through

Question 32

Garish

Answer 32

having excessively bright colors or decorations, gaudy

Question 33

Wane

Answer 33

to gradually decrease in size or amount; a gradual decrease or lessening

Question 34

Allocate

Answer 34

the set aside for a special purpose

Question 35

Ecology

Answer 35

the study of the relationship between living things and their environment

Question 36

Dispatch

Answer 36

to send off; act of sending off; speed; a quickly sent written message

Question 37

Famine

Answer 37

a serious shortage of food; starvation

Question 38

Multitude

Answer 38

a great, indefinite number

Question 39

Recourse

Answer 39

an instance of turning to someone or something for help

Question 40

Skeptical

Answer 40

doubting; questioning; not quickly or easily believing

Question 41

Diminutive

Answer 41

very small

Question 42

Amiable

Answer 42

agreeable and friendly; good-nature

Question 43

Belligerent

Answer 43

ready to fight; angry; at war

Question 44

Paragon

Answer 44

a model of excellence

Question 45

Agonize

Answer 45

it suffer great physical or emotional pain; to make a major effort

Question 46

Exert

Answer 46

to put into action; to exercise or use

Question 47

Hoard

Answer 47

a hidden supply of something stored for future use; to gather by saving or hiding

Question 48

Detracted

Answer 48

to lessen; to take away a good part of something

Question 49

Benign

Answer 49

gentle or harmless

Question 50

Voluble

Answer 50

speaking with a steady flow or words; talkative