Vocab 12 & 13

Question 0

Appalling (adjective)

Link: Falling

Answer 0

Filling with dismay or makes you afraid or disgusted

Question 1

Bulwark(noun)

Link: Bulls Work

Answer 1

A definitive wall or barricade

Question 2

Astute(adjective)

Link: suit

Answer 2

Clever or keen

Question 3

Austere(adjective)

Link: Steer

Answer 3

Severely simple, plain, or unadorned

Question 4

Cacophony:

Link: Cough

Answer 4

• Harsh sounds

Noun

Question 5

Criterion:

Link: Librarian

Answer 5

-A basis for judgement

Noun

Question 6

Commodious:

Link: Commode

Answer 6

Capacious, Spacious, or Roomy

Adjective

Question 7

Caucus:

Link: Cactus

Answer 7

-A political meeting

Noun

Question 8

Dearth

-Link: Earth

Answer 8

Lack or small amount of

Noun

Question 9

Grandiloquent

Link: Grand Elephant

Answer 9

Attempting to impress with big words or grand gestures

Adjective

Question 10

Incongruous

Link: In Congress

Answer 10

Not the same or not fitting in

Adjective

Question 11

Lassitude

Link: Lazy Dude

Answer 11

Fatigue or a condition of weariness

Noun

Question 12

Claimant:

Link: Claim ant

Answer 12

Someone who has a claim or is making a claim

Noun

Question 13

Cloister:

Link: Oyster

Answer 13

A secluded peaceful place

Noun

Question 14

Archaic:

Link: cake

Answer 14

Ancient

Adjective

Question 15

Defame

Link: renamed

Answer 15

To ruin someones reputation or good name

Verb

Question 16

Girth

Link:birth

Answer 16

The circumference

Noun

Question 17

Idiosyncrasy

Link: sink crazy

Answer 17

A behavioral quirk or something unique about someone

Noun

Question 18

Lieu

Link:brew

Answer 18

Instead of or in place of

Question 19

Feign

Link:insane

Answer 19

To fake

Verb

Question 20

Engulf

Link: gulf

Answer 20

Surrounds or to surround

Verb

Question 21

Infamy

Link:family

Answer 21

An evil reputation

Noun

Question 22

Irascible

Link: wrestle bulls

Answer 22

Easily angered

Adjective

Question 23

Masticate

Link: mast ate

Answer 23

To chew

Verb