O.F.O.T.C.N: Vocab TWO

Question 1

Braggart

Answer 1

NOUN - a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly

Question 2

Sadistic

Answer 2

ADJECTIVE - the deriving of sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others

Question 3

Ineffectual

Answer 3

ADJECTIVE - having no effect or inadequate effect

Question 4

Matriarchy

Answer 4

NOUN - a social system in which the mother (women) is head of the family.

Question 5

Notorious

Answer 5

ADJECTIVE - known widely and usually unfavorably

Question 6

Deduce

Answer 6

VERB - to reach conclusion by reasoning

Question 7

Withered

Answer 7

ADJECTIVE - shriveled or faded from or as from loss of moisture or sustenance

Question 8

Maudlin

Answer 8

ADJECTIVE - effusively or tearfully sentimental

Question 9

Folio

Answer 9

NOUN - a large sheet of paper folded, making two leaves or four pages of a book.

Question 10

Dingbat

Answer 10

NOUN - an airhead or silly person

Question 11

Ample

Answer 11

ADJECTIVE - of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity

Question 12

Scour

Answer 12

VERB - to clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously

Question 13

Bile

Answer 13

NOUN - a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder

Question 14

Vulnerable

Answer 14

ADJECTIVE - susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation

Question 15

Suspicious

Answer 15

ADJECTIVE - arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable

Question 16

Fidget

Answer 16

VERB - to behave or move nervously or restlessly

Question 17

Latrine

Answer 17

NOUN - a communal toilet of type often used in camp or barracks

Question 18

Scaffolding

Answer 18

NOUN - a temporary arrangement erected around a building

Question 19

Assert

Answer 19

VERB - to state or express positively

Question 20

Gurney

Answer 20

NOUN - a metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients