Key vocabulary

Question 1

Fleeting

Answer 1

Lasting for a markedly brief time

Question 2

Feign

Answer 2

Make believe with the intent to deceive or make a pretence of

Question 3

Relegate

Answer 3

Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Question 4

Proliferate

Answer 4

Growing, spreading or multiplying rapidly

Question 5

Astute

Answer 5

Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

Question 6

Befall

Answer 6

Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance

Question 7

Nonchalant

Answer 7

Marked by blithe unconcern

Question 8

Potent

Answer 8

Having or wielding force or authority, having great influence

Question 9

Cumbersome

Answer 9

Difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight

Question 10

Deplore

Answer 10

Express strong disapproval of or regret strongly

Question 11

Digress

Answer 11

Wander from a direct or straight course

Question 12

Imminent

Answer 12

Close in time; about to occur

Question 13

Eminent

Answer 13

Superior, standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

Question 14

Enigmatic

Answer 14

Resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought

Question 15

Perpetual

Answer 15

Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

Question 16

Fervent

Answer 16

Characterized by intense emotion

Question 17

Haphazard

Answer 17

Random, disorganized, slipshod, or hit-or-miss

Question 18

Impetous

Answer 18

Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; marked by violent force

Question 19

Incendiary

Answer 19

Capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily

Question 20

Assimilate

Answer 20

Make similar

Question 21

Inscrutable

Answer 21

Mysterious, mystifying, hard to read, or impossible to interpret

Question 22

Latent

Answer 22

Potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

Question 23

Obsolete

Answer 23

No longer in use

Question 24

Obstruct

Answer 24

To block or get in the way of something

Question 25

Diffuse

Answer 25

Spread out; not concentrated in one place

Question 26

Pensive

Answer 26

Deeply or seriously thoughtful

Question 27

Precipitate

Answer 27

Bring about abruptly, hurl or throw violently, fall vertically, sharply, or headlong

Question 28

Preclude

Answer 28

Make impossible, especially beforehand

Question 29

Mollify

Answer 29

To appease the anger or anxiety

Question 30

Complement

Answer 30

Something added to complete or embellish or make perfect

Question 31

Redundant

Answer 31

More than is needed, desired, or required

Question 32

Corollary

Answer 32

An inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition, a practical consequence that follows naturally

Question 33

Relinquish

Answer 33

Turn away from; give up

Question 34

Burgeon

Answer 34

To grow and flourish

Question 35

Impervious

Answer 35

Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

Question 36

Rudimentary

Answer 36

Basic, or at a very early stage

Question 37

Engross

Answer 37

Devote oneself fully to, consume all of one’s attention or time

Question 38

Transient

Answer 38

Lasting a very short time

Question 39

Superfluous

Answer 39

Useless, more than is needed, desired, or required

Question 40

Omniscient

Answer 40

Infinitely wise

Question 41

Choleric

Answer 41

Easily aroused to anger