vocab 10

Question 1

arbitrary (adj)

Answer 1

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

Question 2

bellow (v)

Answer 2

to make a deep, loud roar like that of a bull; to shout or yell

Question 3

burnish (v)

Answer 3

to make shiny esp. by rubbing; to polish

Question 4

cauldron (n)

Answer 4

a large kettle

Question 5

croon (v)

Answer 5

to hum or sing in a low, soft voice

Question 6

dissipate (v)

Answer 6

to spread out to the point of vanishing; to dissolve (e.g., smoke in the air or sugar in a cup of hot water)

Question 7

elusive (adj)

Answer 7

hard to find or capture

Question 8

erode (v)

Answer 8

to wear away gradually because of water, wind, etc.

Question 9

loathe (v)

Answer 9

to feel extreme disgust for; to hate

Question 10

meager (adj)

Answer 10

lacking in quality or quantity

Question 11

misery (n)

Answer 11

a state of great suffering or distress; a state of unhappiness

Question 12

orchestrate (v)

Answer 12

to arrange or direct a situation for desired effect; to make something happen

Question 13

perimeter (n)

Answer 13

the length of the boundary around a shape or area

Question 14

preposterous (adj)

Answer 14

making little or no sense; absurd

Question 15

protest (v)

Answer 15

to object strongly

Question 16

raucous (adj)

Answer 16

behaving in a rough and noisy way

Question 17

resist (v)

Answer 17

to struggle against someone or something; to try to prevent from happening

Question 18

rummage (v)

Answer 18

to search through the contents of a room or container

Question 19

stunned (adj)

Answer 19

shocked or astonished; knocked into an unconscious or semiconscious state

Question 20

witty (adj)

Answer 20

quick with verbal humor; amusing