TKAM Vocab Set 2

Question 1

Whittle

Answer 1

to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife

Question 1

Appeal

Answer 1

an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea

Question 2

Ascertain

Answer 2

to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine

Question 3

Meditative

Answer 3

given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative

Question 4

Unfathomable

Answer 4

not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible

Question 5

Aberration

Answer 5

the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course

Question 6

Feeble

Answer 6

physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail

Question 7

Libel

Answer 7

defamation by written, printed, or broadcast words or pictures

Question 8

Quell

Answer 8

to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

Question 9

Flue

Answer 9

a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney

Question 10

Inordinately

Answer 10

in a way or to a degree that goes beyond proper or reasonable limits; immoderately or excessively

Question 11

Vain

Answer 11

excessively proud of or concerned about one’s own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited

Question 12

Lineaments

Answer 12

a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour

Question 13

Analogous

Answer 13

having analogy; corresponding in some particular

Question 14

Ruination

Answer 14

the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined

Question 15

Conspicuous

Answer 15

easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

Question 16

List

Answer 16

a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record

Question 17

Vehemently

Answer 17

in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling

Question 18

Passe

Answer 18

Dated, or out of style

Question 19

Apoplectic

Answer 19

of or relating to apoplexy or stroke

Question 20

Decreed

Answer 20

a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law