quiz 2 ww Flashcards
Alacrity
N) promptness in responding/ eagerness.
Array
N) a large group of people or things / an orderly arrangement or display.
V) to place in order / to dress up.
Deduce
V) to draw a conclusion from given facts.
Encumber / Encumbrance
V) to weigh down or burden / to impede the action of. (ber)
N) a burden. (ance)
Fraught
ADJ) full of or accompanied by.
Haphazard
ADJ) marked by a lack of plan.
Incontrovertible
ADJ) unquestionable.
Inexplicable
ADJ) hard to explain, impossible to understand.
Ingenious / Ingenuity
ADJ) marked by cleverness. (ous)
N) the mark of cleverness . (ity)
Laggard
N) one who falls behind, a straggler.
Sustenance
N) food needed to live.
Torrid
ADJ) intensely hot and dry / burning with passion.
Traverse
V) to pass over or across something.
Ubiquitous
ADJ) appearing to be present in large numbers or in different places.
Zenith
N) the highest point, the peak / the point in the sky above the observer