vocab

Question 1

Proprietor

Answer 1

the owner of a business, or a holder of property.

Question 2

Zenith

Answer 2

the time at which something is most powerful or successful.

Question 3

Rueful

Answer 3

expressing sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way.

Question 4

Incessant

Answer 4

(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

Question 5

Capricious

Answer 5

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

Question 6

Balk

Answer 6

hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.

Question 7

Incredulous

Answer 7

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something

Question 8

Exultant

Answer 8

triumphantly happy.

Question 9

Prognostication

Answer 9

the action of foretelling or prophesying future events.

Question 10

Traitorous

Answer 10

relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous.

Question 11

Garb

Answer 11

clothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind.

Question 12

Avid

Answer 12

having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.

Question 13

Abrade

Answer 13

scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

Question 14

Sacristy

Answer 14

a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service, and where vestments and other things used in worship are kept.

Question 15

Alchemy

Answer 15

the medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter.

Question 16

Habituate

Answer 16

make or become accustomed or used to something.

Question 17

Scabbard

Answer 17

a sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger, typically made of leather or metal.

Question 18

Trajectory

Answer 18

the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.

Question 19

Teeming

Answer 19

be full of or swarming with.

Question 20

Oasis

Answer 20

a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found.