Spelling List 9

Question 1

advantageous

Answer 1

• adj.
• Advantageous describes good or useful in a particular situation.
• A knife is advantageous to him in the jungle. The knife can cut food and wood and it is very useful

Question 2

boisterous

Answer 2

• adj.
• Boisterous describes noisy and full of life and energy
• To be a teacher in primary school is very tired because the school is full of boisterous kids.

Question 3

acrimonsiou

Answer 3

• adj.
• Acrimonious describes angry and full of strong bitter feeling and words.(of an argument)
• His parents had an acrimonious argument yesterday, they still can’t forgive each other until todya.

Question 4

brawny

Answer 4

• adj.
• Brawny describes having strong muscles.
• Beorn is a brawny man.

Question 5

raucous

Answer 5

• adj.
• Raucous describes sounding load ard rough.
• The old witch uses her raucous voice to sing sounds to enchant people.

Question 6

wondrous

Answer 6

• adj.
• Wondrous describes strange, beautiful, wonderful.
• The wondrous flowers enchant the girls.

Question 7

simultaneous

Answer 7

• adj.
• Sinultaneous describes happening or done at the same time as sth. else.
• These two students said the answer simultaneously.

Question 8

difficulties

Answer 8

• n.
• A difficulty is sth. hard to do.
• He spoke slowly and with great difficulty.

Question 9

porous

Answer 9

• adj.
• Porous describes having many small holes that allow water or air to pass througfh slowly.
• This pair of shoes adopt as porous surface.

Question 10

spontaneous

Answer 10

• adj.
• Spontaneous describes happening naturally.
• The spontaneous earthquake caused the bad economy.

Question 11

ignominious

Answer 11

• adj.
• Ignominious describes that makes or should make, you feel ashamed.
• The evil dragon has a ignominious end in the story.

Question 12

voluptuous

Answer 12

• adj.
• Voluptuous describes a woman who is attractive in a sexual way; giving you physical pleasure.
• Marry is a voluptuous woman, many men want to marry with her.

Question 13

voracious

Answer 13

• adj.
• Voracious describes eating or wanting large amounts of food; wanting a lot of new knowledge.
• Tommy is a voracious boy, he reads a lot of book every day for learning more knowledge.

Question 14

auspicious

Answer 14

• adj.
• Auspicious describes showing signs that sth, is likely to be successful in the future.
• This is an auspicious beginning for you new work.

Question 15

diagnosis

Answer 15

• n.
• Diagnosis is the act of discovering the exact cause of an illness or a problem.
• They are waiting for the doctor’s diagnosis.

Question 16

examinations

Answer 16

• n.
• An examination is an act of looking at or considering sth. very carefully.
• On closer examination it was not the real precious.
• on closer examination
• under examination

Question 17

blasphemous

Answer 17

• adj.
• Blasphemous describes a lack of respect for God and religion.
• He got punishment because his blasphemous behavior.

Question 18

ephemeral

Answer 18

• adj.
• Ephemeral describes short-lived.
• Fresh flowers are ephemeral.

Question 19

jocular

Answer 19

• adj.
• Jocular describes humorous; (of a person) enjoy making people laugh.
• Tom is a jocular person, he always makes people laugh.

Question 20

rapacious

Answer 20

• adj.
• Rapacous describes wanting more money or goods than you need or have a right to.
• The evil dragon is rapacious.