LOTF vocab

Question 1

abyss

Answer 1

bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth

Question 2

bastion

Answer 2

a stronghold

Question 3

covert

Answer 3

secret, concealed

Question 4

credulous

Answer 4

believing on slight evidence, gullible

Question 5

declivity

Answer 5

downward slope

Question 6

demur

Answer 6

to hesitate, to delay

Question 7

derision

Answer 7

scoffing at, mockery, ridicule

Question 8

diffidence

Answer 8

shyness, reserve, unassertiveness

Question 9

discursive

Answer 9

rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly

Question 10

disinclination

Answer 10

a desire to avoid, aversion

Question 11

dubious

Answer 11

doubtful, not clear

Question 12

ebullience

Answer 12

overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm

Question 13

ferocity

Answer 13

savagery

Question 14

foliage

Answer 14

leaves of a plant, leafage

Question 15

furtive

Answer 15

secret in an underhanded way, stealthy

Question 16

impervious

Answer 16

incapable of being entered, not capable of being damaged

Question 17

inscrutable

Answer 17

difficult to understand, mysterious

Question 18

interminable

Answer 18

having no or seeming to have no end

Question 19

lament

Answer 19

to mourn, to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

Question 20

malevolently

Answer 20

to have ill will or evil intentions

Question 21

obscure

Answer 21

difficult to see, vague

Question 22

obtuse

Answer 22

dull of mind, insensitive

Question 23

officious

Answer 23

overly obliging, insisting on providing a service not requested

Question 24

parody

Answer 24

humorous or ridiculous imitation

Question 25

rue

Answer 25

to be sorry for, to regret

Question 26

ululation

Answer 26

howl, a long loud emotional utterance

Question 27

tacit

Answer 27

understood, silent, not spoken

Question 28

vexed

Answer 28

discomfort or distressed

Question 29

vicissitude

Answer 29

change or luck, a passing from one thing to another