vocab 11

Question 1

impotent (adj.)

Answer 1

not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor

Question 2

imprecation (n.)

Answer 2

curse

Question 3

jocular (adj.)

Answer 3

said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting

Question 4

juxtapose (v.)

Answer 4

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

Question 5

kinetic (adj.)

Answer 5

relating to motion

Question 6

kismet (n.)

Answer 6

fate

Question 7

knell (n.)

Answer 7

an indication of the end or the failure of something; ringing of bell

Question 8

labyrinth (n.)

Answer 8

a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys; maze

Question 9

lachrymose (adj.)

Answer 9

tending to cause tears

Question 10

laconic (adj.)

Answer 10

using or involving the use of a minimum of words

Question 11

lambent (adj.)

Answer 11

glowing, radiant

Question 12

languid (adj.)

Answer 12

drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion; sluggish

Question 13

lascivious (adj.)

Answer 13

filled with or showing desire; lust

Question 14

legerdemain (n.)

Answer 14

a display of skill or adroitness; slight of hand (deception)

Question 15

libertine (n.)

Answer 15

a freethinker especially in religious matters; immoral