Vocab 2 Quiz

Question 1

quaver

Answer 1

trembling or shaking sound; 8th note in music

Question 2

reckoning

Answer 2

calculation or estimate

Question 3

tyranny

Answer 3

cruel regime

Question 4

verbiage

Answer 4

a lot of words

Question 5

invigorate

Answer 5

to give something strength or energy

Question 6

hone

Answer 6

to sharpen skills

Question 7

teem

Answer 7

swarms or overflows with a large number of things

Question 8

patronage

Answer 8

give a store or business your support

Question 9

insidious

Answer 9

slowly and secretly causing harm

Question 10

rebut

Answer 10

to argue against something

Question 11

receptacle

Answer 11

container used for holding or storing things

Question 12

treason

Answer 12

betrayal

Question 13

complement

Answer 13

makes up a satisfying whole

Question 14

divert

Answer 14

shift or turn from one thing to another

Question 15

subside

Answer 15

die down or become less violent

Question 16

din

Answer 16

loud, confused, continuous and unpleasant noise

Question 17

profusion

Answer 17

an abundance of something

Question 18

discourse

Answer 18

formal and intense discussion or debate

Question 19

suffuse

Answer 19

to spread and fill a space

Question 20

strew

Answer 20

scatter it all over the place

Question 21

cadence

Answer 21

rhythm of sound as it’s spoken

Question 22

abound

Answer 22

exist in large quantities

Question 23

perfunctorily

Answer 23

to do it because you have to, as a formality, often in a careless way