Mockingbird Vocab Set 4

Question 1

Frivolous

Answer 1

lack of any seriousness

Question 2

Haughty

Answer 2

arrogant; overly proud

Question 3

Dispel

Answer 3

to cause to vanish or disappear

Question 4

Austere

Answer 4

severe in manner or appearance; strict

Question 5

Tactful

Answer 5

having a good sense of what is appropriate and tasteful

Question 6

Formidable

Answer 6

causing fear or apprehension; intimidating

Question 7

Obliquely

Answer 7

indirectly; not immediately clear

Question 8

Myopic

Answer 8

nearsighted; lacking imagination

Question 9

Elusive

Answer 9

difficult to find, achieve, remember, or recall

Question 10

Curtness

Answer 10

abrupt or brief in manner so as to seem rude

Question 11

Obscure

Answer 11

not clear; difficult to understand or see

Question 12

Pensive

Answer 12

engaged in deep, serious thought

Question 13

Reverent

Answer 13

having a deep, solemn and profound respect for something or someone

Question 14

Tentative

Answer 14

not certain; hesitant; done without confidence

Question 15

Infallible

Answer 15

incapable of mistakes or error; never wrong