VL 7-9

Question 0

augur

Answer 0

to predict; foretell

Question 1

Assault

Answer 1

a violent attack

Question 2

bevy

Answer 2

a group- of birds or animals

Question 3

careen

Answer 3

to lurch from side to side while in motion

Question 4

cuisine

Answer 4

the style of preparing food

Question 5

gossamer

Answer 5

thin, light, or delicate

Question 6

iridecent

Answer 6

displaying an interplay of rainbow like colors

Question 7

noxious

Answer 7

harmful to health or morals

Question 8

palatable

Answer 8

pleasant to the taste

Question 9

tandem

Answer 9

one behind the other; in single file

Question 10

adverse

Answer 10

unfavorable

Question 11

averse

Answer 11

strongly opposed to; unwilling

Question 12

flounder

Answer 12

to move or struggle awkwardly

Question 13

founder

Answer 13

to fill with water and sink

Question 14

ingenious

Answer 14

made or done with cleverness and inventiveness

Question 15

ingenuous

Answer 15

frank and open; straightforward.

Question 16

persecute

Answer 16

to subject to cruel, harmful, or unjust treatment

Question 17

prosecute

Answer 17

to conduct legal action against

Question 18

precede

Answer 18

to be, go, or come before, as in order, rank, importance, or time

Question 19

proceed

Answer 19

to go on, especially after stopping.

Question 20

aspirant

Answer 20

a person who ambitiously seeks something, such as a high position

Question 21

assimilate

Answer 21

to absorb and incorporate into oneself

Question 22

ensemble

Answer 22

a group of parts producing a single effect

Question 23

expiration

Answer 23

a coming to an end

Question 24

inspiration

Answer 24

stimulation of the mind, emotions, or imagination

Question 25

semblance

Answer 25

outward appearance

Question 26

simile

Answer 26

a figure of speech in which two distinct things are compared by using like or as

Question 27

simulate

Answer 27

to have the appearance, form, or sound of imitate

Question 28

transpire

Answer 28

to occur, happen

Question 29

verisimilitude

Answer 29

the appearance of being true or real