This Woven Kingdom Vocab

Question 1

Obsolete

Answer 1

No longer produced or used
Syn: Out of date.
Ex: The disposal of old and obsolete machinery

Question 2

Desiccated

Answer 2

Having had all moisture removed; dried out.
Ex: the withered, desiccated landscape

Question 3

Innocuous

Answer 3

DEFINITION
Producing no injury or not arousing strong feelings of hostility.

SYNONYM - Inoffensive, harmless

EXAMPLE - It seemed pretty innocuous at first, so I carried on playing.

EXAMPLE - This seemingly innocuous phrase was actually a veiled threat.

Question 4

Fealty

Answer 4

Def: Formal acknowledgement of loyalty to a lord.

Question 5

Prevarication

Answer 5

Def: Steering from the truth
Syn: Fabrication, Lying
Ex: He seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions

Question 6

Abundant

Answer 6

Def: Existing in large quantities
Syn: Plentiful
Ex: The river three miles away was abundant in salmon and cod.

Question 7

Procured

Answer 7

Def: to get possession of
Syn: To Obtain
Ex: She had managed to procure a hat shaped like a life-size lion’s head, which was perched precariously on her head

Question 8

Precarious

Answer 8

Def: Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
Syn: Insecure
Ex: “a precarious ladder”

Def: Dependent on chance; uncertain.
“He made a precarious living as a painter”