Voc. Unit 13

Question 0

Attest

Answer 0

to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity

Question 1

Adapt

Answer 1

to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly

Question 2

Dovetail

Answer 2

a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.

Question 3

enormity

Answer 3

outrageous or heinous character; atrociousnes

Question 4

falter

Answer 4

to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way

Question 5

foreboding

Answer 5

a prediction; portent.

Question 6

forlorn

Answer 6

desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.

Question 7

Haughty

Answer 7

disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats

Question 8

impediment

Answer 8

obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.

Question 9

imperative

Answer 9

absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable

Question 10

Loiter

Answer 10

to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place:

Question 11

malinger

Answer 11

to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one’s duty, avoid work, etc.

Question 12

Pithy

Answer 12

brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.

Question 13

Plunder

Answer 13

to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.

Question 14

simper

Answer 14

to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.

Question 15

steadfast

Answer 15

fixed in direction; steadily directed

Question 16

vaunted

Answer 16

praised boastfully or excessively

Question 17

Vilify

Answer 17

to speak ill of; defame; slander.

Question 18

waif

Answer 18

a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.

Question 19

Wry

Answer 19

produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features