Mockingbird Vocab Set 2

Question 1

Auspicious

Answer 1

promising success or good fortune; favorable

Question 2

Gingerly

Answer 2

with great care or caution

Question 3

Melancholy

Answer 3

a gloomy state of mind; mournful; depressed

Question 4

Aloof

Answer 4

reserved; standoffish

Question 5

Tacit

Answer 5

understood without being spoken

Question 6

Placidly

Answer 6

calm and peaceful; tranquil

Question 7

Edification

Answer 7

the improvement of the mind, especially by learning; to enlighten

Question 8

Inquisitive

Answer 8

curious; full of questions

Question 9

Malignant

Answer 9

evil or injurious

Question 10

Desolate

Answer 10

deserted; bleak; empty; barren or lifeless

Question 11

Ascertain

Answer 11

to find out the truth; to determine with surety

Question 12

Vigil

Answer 12

a period of wakefulness when one keeps watch or waits for a period of time

Question 13

Unfathomable

Answer 13

incomprehensible; not to be understood

Question 14

Aberration

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Procure

Answer 15

to obtain or get possession of something, usually through care or effort

Question 16

Quell

Answer 16

to suppress or put an end to; to quiet

Question 17

Bewildered

Answer 17

puzzled, confused, perplexed

Question 18

Perplexity

Answer 18

in a state of confusion and uncertainty