The Hot zone vocab quiz 1

Question 1

solitary

Answer 1

alone, unattended

Question 2

expatriate

Answer 2

to banish a person from their native country

Question 3

straddle

Answer 3

to stand or sit with legs far apart

Question 4

gouge

Answer 4

to scoop out

Question 5

whir

Answer 5

to go, fly, or move quickly with a buzzing or humming sound

Question 6

passive

Answer 6

not reacting visibly to something, inactive, indifferent

Question 7

resent

Answer 7

to hold a grudge, hate forever

Question 8

saturate

Answer 8

become thoroughly soaked with liquid so that no more can be absorbed

Question 9

amplify

Answer 9

to enlarge, to make stronger

Question 10

rigid

Answer 10

stiff, not flexible,

Question 11

rupture

Answer 11

breaking, tearing apart, or bursting

Question 12

sluggish

Answer 12

lacking in energy, drained

Question 13

fulminate

Answer 13

express protest, explode/enrage with loud noise

Question 14

linger

Answer 14

to stay/roam in a place longer than usual.

Question 15

presumably

Answer 15

assuming reasonably/ logically

Question 16

appall

Answer 16

shocked or disgusted because its so bad or unpleasant

Question 17

desolate

Answer 17

deserted, lonley, alone

Question 18

wizened

Answer 18

withered, shriveled,

Question 19

drawl

Answer 19

speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds(slang)

Question 20

disheveled

Answer 20

untidy, unkempt,hanging loosely

Question 21

ransack

Answer 21

to search thoroughly

Question 22

adept

Answer 22

very skilled, an expert

Question 23

haywire

Answer 23

out of control, crazy

Question 24

nimble

Answer 24

quick and light in movement

Question 25

exquisite

Answer 25

special beauty, charm, excellence, or keen,

Question 26

ambiguous

Answer 26

open to more than one interpretation/meanings

Question 27

shuck

Answer 27

to remove/discard

Question 28

diatribe

Answer 28

a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

Question 29

taper

Answer 29

to become smaller or thinner (Ex. pencil being sharpened)

Question 30

inkling

Answer 30

hint or a suggestion, rather than a definite knowledge.