Vocab 12 & 13

Question 0

Astute(suit)

Answer 0

(Larry thought his new suit would make him look astute for his job interview.)
Adjective. Clever

Question 1

Appalling(falling)

Answer 1

(Sue had an appalling dream that she was falling)

Adjective. Filling with dismay, causing horror.

Question 2

Austere(steer)

Answer 2

(An austere steer is no fun at a party)

Adjective. Without the nice things in life.

Question 3

Bulwark (bulls work)

Answer 3

(Bull’s work building a bulwark)

Noun. A defensive wall.

Question 4

Defamed

Rename

Answer 4

(When the good name of William Bonney was defamed, reporters renamed him “billy the kid”)
To ruin somebody’s good name. Verb

Question 5

Archaic

Cake

Answer 5

(An archaic cake)

Ancient. Adjective

Question 6

Cloister

Oyster

Answer 6

(An ouster in his cloister)

A quit peaceful place. Noun

Question 7

Claimant

Claim ant

Answer 7

(A claimant claiming ants)

Someone who makes a claim. Noun

Question 8

Girth

Birth

Answer 8

(before giving birth ladies are very girth)

Distance around something. Noun.

Question 9

Idiosyncrasy

Sink crazy

Answer 9

(Waldo’s idiosyncrasy is he’s sink crazy)

A behavioral quirk. Noun

Question 10

Feign

Insane

Answer 10

(The prisoner feigned insanity as a defense to his crime)

To fake. Verb

Question 11

Engulf

Gulf

Answer 11

(The Gulf of Mexico engulfs many islands)

To surround. Verb

Question 12

Infamy

Family

Answer 12

(Blackbeard the pirates family will live in infamy)

An evil reputation. Noun

Question 13

Irascible

Wrestle bulls

Answer 13

(When he becomes irascible, the masked marvel would wrestle bulls)
Easily angered. Adjective

Question 14

Masticate

Mast ate

Answer 14

(Henry has to mastic ate after the mast he ate)

To chew. Verb

Question 15

Lieu

Brew

Answer 15

(In lieu of a brew he had a soda)

In place of. Noun