Medium-Level Vocabulary

Question 0

1. courageous or determined.

Answer 0

stout·heart·ed

ˌstoutˈhärdəd/
adjective

Question 1

1. a violent and oppressive wind blowing in summer, especially in Sudan, bringing sand from the desert.

Answer 1

ha·boob

həˈbo͞ob/
noun

Question 2

1. a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

Answer 2

nos·tal·gia

näˈstaljə,nəˈstaljə/
noun

Question 3

1. a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.

Answer 3

ab·er·ra·tion

ˌabəˈrāSH(ə)n/
noun

Question 4

1. the killing of one’s wife.

Answer 4

ux·o·ri·cide

ˌəkˈsôrəˌsīd,ˌəɡˈzôr-/
noun

Question 5

1. turn an initial stake or winnings from a previous bet into (a greater amount) by gambling.
2. a cumulative series of bets in which winnings accruing from each transaction are used as a stake for a further bet.

Answer 5

par·lay

ˈpärˌlā,ˈpärˌlē/
verb

Question 6

1. a genus of chiefly large cats that includes the snow leopard, tiger, leopard, jaguar, and lion, most having the ability to roar.

Answer 6

pan•ther•a

[pan-ther-uh]
noun

Question 7

1. a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast.

Answer 7

wil·li·waw

ˈwilēˌwô/
noun

Question 8

1. of or relating to the state immediately preceding waking up.

Answer 8

hyp·no·pom·pic

ˌhipnəˈpämpik/
adjective

Question 9

1. a person who begins to learn or study only late in life.

Answer 9

op·si·math

ˈäpsəˌmaTH/
noun

Question 10

1. a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.

Answer 10

com·mand·er

kəˈmandər/
noun

Question 11

1. acceptance of the truth or existence of something.

Answer 11

ac·knowl·edg·ment

əkˈnäləjmənt/
noun

Question 12

ZOOLOGY
1. prolonged torpor or dormancy of an animal during a hot or dry period.

BOTANY
1. the arrangement of petals and sepals in a flower bud before it opens.

Answer 12

es·ti·va·tion

ˌestəˈvāSHən/
noun