The Little Friend Vocab Quiz

Question 1

Vernacular

Answer 1

n. - everyday or colloquial language

Question 2

Querulous

Answer 2

adj. - fretful; irritable

Question 3

Plainative

Answer 3

adj. - mournful; pathetic

Question 4

Harried

Answer 4

adj. - agitated; flustered

Question 5

Evasive

Answer 5

adj. - indirect; ambiguous

Question 6

Incredulous

Answer 6

adj. - skeptical; doubtful

Question 7

Decrepit

Answer 7

adj. - feeble; weak

Question 8

Unkempt

Answer 8

adj. - untidy; messy

Question 9

Irrevocable

Answer 9

adj. - unchangeable; permanent

Question 10

Bilious

Answer 10

adj. - distasteful; sickening

Question 11

Capricious

Answer 11

adj. - unpredictable; flighty

Question 12

Verisimilitude

Answer 12

n. - believability; authenticity

Question 13

Elusive

Answer 13

adj. - difficult to find; indefinable

Question 14

Itinerant

Answer 14

n. - traveler, vagabound

Question 15

Languid

Answer 15

adj. - sluggish; unhurried

Question 16

Lassitude

Answer 16

n. - fatigue; apathy

Question 17

Garrulous

Answer 17

adj. - talkative; controversial

Question 18

Efficacy

Answer 18

n. - effectiveness; productiveness

Question 19

Reticence

Answer 19

n. - restraint; inhibition

Question 20

Pedantic

Answer 20

adj. - overly precise; meticulous

Question 21

Fallacious

Answer 21

adj. - incorrect; unfounded

Question 22

Proffer

Answer 22

v. - offer; put forward

Question 23

Opulent

Answer 23

adj, - grandiose; wealthy

Question 24

Petulant

Answer 24

adj. - ill-tempered; grumpy

Question 25

Tremulous

Answer 25

adj. - unsteady; trembly

Question 26

Rictus

Answer 26

n. - a fixed grimace or grin

Question 27

Tersley

Answer 27

adv. - briefly; concisely

Question 28

Vertigo

Answer 28

n. - dizziness; loss of balence

Question 29

Balefuly

Answer 29

adv. - threateningly; hostilely

Question 30

Ruminate

Answer 30

v. - think about; consider

Question 31

Pallid

Answer 31

adj. - pale; sickly

Question 32

Sidle

Answer 32

v. - sneak; move secretivly

Question 33

Lascivous

Answer 33

adj. - lustful; indecent

Question 34

Acrid

Answer 34

adj. - bitter; pungent

Question 35

Imperious

Answer 35

adj. - domineering; arrogant

Question 36

Wallow

Answer 36

v. - to take pleasure in

Question 37

Fervor

Answer 37

n. - enthusiasm; passion

Question 38

Galumph

Answer 38

v. - to move in a clumsy manner

Question 39

Proselytize

Answer 39

v. - convert; recruit; evangilize

Question 40

Derision

Answer 40

n. - ridicule; contempt

Question 41

Inviolable

Answer 41

adj. - never to be broken or dishonered

Question 42

Morose

Answer 42

adj. - sullen; gloomy

Question 43

Squalid

Answer 43

adj. - neglected, shabby

Question 44

Magnanimous

Answer 44

adj. - generous; charitable

Question 45

Supine

Answer 45

adj. - face upward; horizontal

Question 46

Maw

Answer 46

adj. - entrance; opening

Question 47

Garish

Answer 47

adj. - showy; vulgar

Question 48

Stotic

Answer 48

adj. - uncomplaining; patient

Question 49

Dereliction

Answer 49

n. - disrepair; neglect

Question 50

Avert

Answer 50

v. - prevent; avoid

Question 51

Defunct

Answer 51

adj. - obsolete; nonfunctioning

Question 52

Peevish

Answer 52

adj. - easily irritated; short-tempered

Question 53

Dissuade

Answer 53

v. - discourage from; advise against

Question 54

Evanescent

Answer 54

adj. - vanishing; fading

Question 55

Acerbic

Answer 55

adj. - abrasive; sarcastic

Question 56

Malodorous

Answer 56

adj. - foul-smelling; noxious

Question 57

Jocular

Answer 57

adj. - humorous; witty

Question 58

Audacious

Answer 58

adj. - disrespectful; defiant

Question 59

Furtive

Answer 59

adj. - secretive; hidden

Question 60

Fillip

Answer 60

n. - boost; incentive