New Vocab- List 5

Question 1

brawny

Answer 1

muscular

Question 2

decathlon

Answer 2

an athletic competition with 10 events

Question 3

equivocate

Answer 3

speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth

Question 4

hieroglyphics

Answer 4

picture writings; writings which are difficult to read

Question 5

larceny

Answer 5

theft, robbery, stealing

Question 6

obsession

Answer 6

a dominating concern

Question 7

ponderous

Answer 7

weighty, slow and heavy

Question 8

retention

Answer 8

preservation, withholding

Question 9

timorous

Answer 9

cowardly, fearful

Question 10

adroit

Answer 10

skillful

Question 11

brevity

Answer 11

being brief

Question 12

decorum

Answer 12

dignified, correct behavior

Question 13

err

Answer 13

make a mistake

Question 14

hinder

Answer 14

obstruct

Question 15

largess

Answer 15

generosity

Question 16

obsolete

Answer 16

no longer valid

Question 17

pontificate

Answer 17

speak pompously or dogmatically

Question 18

reticent

Answer 18

restrained, holding something back

Question 19

tirade

Answer 19

stream of verbal abuse

Question 20

adulation

Answer 20

strong admiration, worship

Question 21

bristle

Answer 21

to show irritation

Question 22

decoy

Answer 22

lure, trap, trick

Question 23

erratic

Answer 23

wandering, irregular

Question 24

histrionic

Answer 24

theatrical, exaggerated

Question 25

laud

Answer 25

praise

Question 26

obstreperous

Answer 26

noisy and boisterous

Question 27

portend

Answer 27

foretell

Question 28

retraction

Answer 28

withdrawal, cancellation of a statement

Question 29

titter

Answer 29

giggle quietly

Question 30

adversity

Answer 30

harship