vocab 2 Flashcards
promptness in responding; eagerness
alacrity
A large group of people or things
array
an orderly arrangement or display
array
to place in order
array
to dress up
array
to draw a conclusion from given facts
deduce
to weigh down or burden
encumber
to impede the action of
encumber
full of or accompanied by
fraught
marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
haphazard
impossible to dispute; unquestionable
incontrovertible
hard to explain or impossible to understand
inexplicable
marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness
ingenious
one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler
laggard
something that provides nourishment; food needed to live
sustenance
intensely hot and dry
torrid
burning with passion
torrid
to pass over, across, or through
traverse
appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places
ubiquitous
to the highest point; the peak
zenith
the point in the sky directly above the observer
zenith