Language Arts-PSSA Review: The 2nd Annual Grammar Games-Word Wars Vocabulary

Question 1

attentive

Answer 1

giving attention to something

Question 2

brandish

Answer 2

to wave or exhibit something in a dramatic or threatening way

Question 3

conspicuous

Answer 3

easily seen; obvious

Question 4

disdain

Answer 4

a feeling that someone or something is bad, worthless, or low; scorn or contempt

Question 5

egregious

Answer 5

well beyond the bounds of what is right or proper; outrageous

Question 6

furtive

Answer 6

done or acting in a way that is intended not to be noticed; sneaky

Question 7

grueling

Answer 7

physically or mentally exhausting

Question 8

havoc

Answer 8

very great destruction or disorder

Question 9

impending

Answer 9

about to occur

Question 10

jargon

Answer 10

the specialized language of a trade, profession, or group of people

Question 11

kindle

Answer 11

to build or start; to excite a feeling

Question 12

luminous

Answer 12

giving off light; shining

Question 13

meticulous

Answer 13

showing a great concern for details; extremely careful or precise

Question 14

narrate

Answer 14

to tell a story or describe a series of events

Question 15

obscure

Answer 15

not widely known about

Question 16

pertinent

Answer 16

related to the matter at hand; relevant

Question 17

quell

Answer 17

to cause a feeling to become less intense; calm or settle

Question 18

replenish

Answer 18

to build up a supply of something again; fill again

Question 19

subside

Answer 19

to become less active, intense, or agitated; abate

Question 20

tarnish

Answer 20

to diminish in appearance

Question 21

unruly

Answer 21

difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule

Question 22

versatile

Answer 22

having various uses or functions

Question 23

waft

Answer 23

to float easily and gently on the air; drift

Question 24

yield

Answer 24

to give up as in defeat; surrender of submit

Question 25

zeal

Answer 25

great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause; idea; or goal