Sixth Quiz - Last one!!!

Question 1

Sociable

Answer 1

friendly and pleasant.

Example: Running with others is really sociable and great fun.

Question 2

Somber

Answer 2

Grave or even gloomy in character.

Example: It was also the day before one of the most somber of American anniversaries: Pearl Harbor was bombed as early as 1924

Question 3

Specimen

Answer 3

an example regarded as typical of its class.

Example: The researchers detected it in older starfish samples, museum specimens from as early at 1942.

Question 4

Stamina

Answer 4

enduring strength and energy.

Example: A 6-year-old might not want to walk the mile into Petra, but teenagers have enough physical and intellectual stamina to appreciate going to these places.

Question 5

Subside

Answer 5

wear off or die down.

Example: The virus has a history of subsiding, then flaring up again.

Question 6

Swagger

Answer 6

a proud stiff pompous gait.

Example: The Giants had arrived her with the swagger of a team that had won the last two of the World Series.

Question 7

Swarm

Answer 7

Move in large numbers.

Example: In “swarm” mode, the robots instead of follow one another, like children chasing a soccer ball.

Question 8

Tactic

Answer 8

a plan for attaining a particular goal.

Example: Technology has been used as a crime-fighting tactic, but not as a tool to determine what happens during a police action.

Question 9

Terse

Answer 9

brief and to the point

Example: It’s a request to which Dipper responds, with terse eloquence

Question 10

Translucent

Answer 10

Allowing light to pass through diffusely

Example: It comes in several colors, including attractive translucent ones.

Question 11

Uncanny

Answer 11

Surpassing the ordinary or normal.

Example: The Dark Sky App tells you the weather where you are with an uncanny accuracy

Question 12

Unsightly

Answer 12

Unpleasant to look at

Example: But that’s just a quibble, an unsightly pimple on what is a greater problem

Question 13

Versatile

Answer 13

able to move freely in all directions.

Example: Eggs are among the most versatile foods and the proteins change when you heat them, beat them or mix them with other ingredients

Question 14

Vigilant

Answer 14

Carefully observant or attentive.

Example: Because there are so many scammers out there, banks are vigilant about verifying that you are who you say you are

Question 15

Vulnerable

Answer 15

capable of being wounded or hurt.

Example: Second, older cells are more vulnerable to this damage - or less able to repair themselves

Question 16

Waft

Answer 16

be driven or carried along, as by the air.

Example: The birds were chirping, and a warm breeze wafted through the screens.

Question 17

Waver

Answer 17

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.

Example: He is tough as nails, never wavers, speaks the truth and stays focused.

Question 18

Weather

Answer 18

face and withstand with courage.

Example: You even get subjected to ridicule, and you have to weather that storm.

Question 19

Zeal

Answer 19

a feeling of strong eagerness.

Example: The enthusiasm has caught on among his regulars, who come often, linger and talk about pumpkins with the zeal of converts