Vocab

Question 1

What dose Cleave mean

Answer 1

split or sever (something)

Question 2

What dose despot mean

Answer 2

a ruler or other person who holds absolute power

Question 3

What dose undermine mean

Answer 3

lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously

Question 4

What dose gingerly mean

Answer 4

in a careful or cautious manner

Question 5

What dose ravenous mean

Answer 5

(of hunger or need) very great; voracious

Question 6

What dose exacerbate mean?

Answer 6

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Question 7

What dose Cursory mean

Answer 7

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

Question 8

What dose Misanthrope mean

Answer 8

a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.

Question 9

Imbue

Answer 9

inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality)

Question 10

Inept

Answer 10

having or showing no skill; clumsy.

Question 11

Garner

Answer 11

gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).

Question 12

Dystopia

Answer 12

an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice,

Question 13

Obsequious

Answer 13

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

Question 14

Osmosis

Answer 14

the process of gradual or unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge, etc.

Question 15

Perceptible

Answer 15

(especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed.

Question 16

Grovel

Answer 16

lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one’s face downward.

Question 17

Sallow

Answer 17

(of a person’s face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color.

Question 18

Encapsulate

Answer 18

enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule

Question 19

Formidable

Answer 19

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Question 20

Intoxicate

Answer 20

(of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behavior.

Question 21

Magnanimous

Answer 21

generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.

Question 22

Gumption

Answer 22

shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.

Question 23

Scour

Answer 23

To peel of and to hang onto

Question 24

Omniscient

Answer 24

All knowing

Question 25

Assuage

Answer 25

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

Question 26

Defile

Answer 26

desecrate or profane (something sacred)

Question 27

Proffer

Answer 27

hold out (something) to someone for acceptance; offer

Question 28

Abide

Answer 28

be able to tolerate (someone or something).

Question 29

Volition

Answer 29

the faculty or power of using one's will

Question 30

Genteel

Answer 30

polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected or ostentatious way.

Question 31

Hyperbole

Answer 31

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Question 32

Laconic

Answer 32

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words

Question 33

Brackish

Answer 33

(of water) slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries.

Question 34

Rancid

Answer 34

of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale

Question 35

Titivate

Answer 35

make small enhancing alterations to (something).

Question 36

Substantive

Answer 36

having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable

Question 37

Mawkish

Answer 37

sentimental in a feeble or sickly way

Question 38

Assiduous

Answer 38

showing great care and perseverance

Question 39

Rash

Answer 39

displaying or proceeding from a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action.

Question 40

Crepuscular

Answer 40

of, resembling, or relating to twilight

Question 41

devolve

Answer 41

of duties or responsibility) pass to (a body or person at a lower level).

Question 42

Ineffable

Answer 42

too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.

Question 43

Epitome

Answer 43

a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

Question 44

jaunty

Answer 44

having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.

Question 45

Atone

Answer 45

make amends or reparation

Question 46

Onus

Answer 46

used to refer to something that is one's duty or responsibility.

Question 47

Sporadic

Answer 47

occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated

Question 48

Candor

Answer 48

the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness.

Question 49

Brandish

Answer 49

wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement

Question 50

Perspicacious

Answer 50

having a ready insight into and understanding of things

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Umbridge

Answer 51

offense or annoyance.

Question 52

Coalesce

Answer 52

come together to form one mass or whole.