Midterm Study Guide - Vocablulary

Question 1

Dread

Answer 1

anticipate with great apprehension or fear.

Question 2

Dank

Answer 2

disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.

Question 3

Palpable

Answer 3

(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.

Question 4

Tangible

Answer 4

perceptible by touch.

Question 5

Muffle

Answer 5

wrap or cover for warmth.

Question 6

Recede

Answer 6

go or move back or further away from a previous position.

Question 7

Vitality

Answer 7

the state of being strong and active; energy.

Question 8

Menacing

Answer 8

suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.

Question 9

Ardent

Answer 9

enthusiastic or passionate.

Question 10

Intricate

Answer 10

very complicated or detailed.

Question 11

Finicky

Answer 11

fussy about one’s needs or requirements.

Question 12

Annihilate

Answer 12

destroy utterly; obliterate.

Question 13

Expendable

Answer 13

of little significance when compared to an overall purpose, and therefore able to be abandoned.

Question 14

Disproportion

Answer 14

an instance of being out of proportion with something else.

Question 15

Correlate

Answer 15

have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another.

Question 16

Bisect

Answer 16

divide into two parts.

Question 17

Stagnate

Answer 17

(of water or air) cease to flow or move; become stagnant.

Question 18

Embedded

Answer 18

(of an object) fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass; implanted.

Question 19

Subtle

Answer 19

(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.

Question 20

Engulf

Answer 20

(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.

Question 21

Juncture

Answer 21

a particular point in events or time.

Question 22

Debris

Answer 22

scattered pieces of waste or remains.

Question 23

Mottled

Answer 23

marked with spots or smears of color.

Question 24

Recumbent

Answer 24

(especially of a person or human figure) lying down.

Question 25

Tramp

Answer 25

walk heavily or noisily.

Question 26

Emerge

Answer 26

move out of or away from something and come into view.

Question 27

Companion

Answer 27

a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.

Question 28

Embrace

Answer 28

hold (someone) closely in one’s arms, especially as a sign of affection.

Question 29

Drone

Answer 29

make a continuous low humming sound.

Question 30

Lumber

Answer 30

move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.

Question 31

Current

Answer 31

belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now.

Question 32

Brusquely

Answer 32

markedly short and abrupt.

Question 33

Elaborate

Answer 33

involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.

Question 34

Pantomime

Answer 34

a dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.

Question 35

Quiver

Answer 35

tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion.

Question 36

Scoff

Answer 36

speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.

Question 37

Mimic

Answer 37

imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule.

Question 38

Anguish

Answer 38

severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

Question 39

Bait

Answer 39

food used to entice fish or other animals as prey.

Question 40

Context Clues

Answer 40

Context clues are hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.

Question 41

Homonyms

Answer 41

each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.

Question 42

Infer

Answer 42

deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Question 43

Nonfiction

Answer 43

prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.

Question 44

Entrance

Answer 44

an opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a place.

Question 45

Platform

Answer 45

a raised level surface on which people or things can stand.

Question 46

Excreted

Answer 46

(of a living organism or cell) separate and expel as waste (a substance, especially a product of metabolism).

Question 47

Eruption

Answer 47

a sudden outbreak of something, typically something unwelcome or noisy.

Question 48

Crevice

Answer 48

a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall.

Question 49

Mummified

Answer 49

(especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) by embalming and wrapping it in cloth.

Question 50

Replicated

Answer 50

make an exact copy of; reproduce.