Vocab 21

Question 1

Filled with many tiny holes

Answer 1

Porous

Question 2

Unusual murmur and usually gifted

Answer 2

Precocious

Question 3

Not easily roused to emotion

Answer 3

Stolid

Question 4

To cause to stand motionless with awe

Answer 4

Transfix

Question 5

Lending money at high rates

Answer 5

Usury

Question 6

Lively, animated, full of pep

Answer 6

Vivacious

Question 7

To provide grounds; to guarantee

Answer 7

Warrant

Question 8

Subordinate; providing assistance

Answer 8

Ancillary

Question 9

Harsh, withering

Answer 9

Astringent

Question 10

Abrupt in manner, blunt

Answer 10

Brusque

Question 11

Concealed or secret, usually fro evil

Answer 11

Clandestine

Question 12

A gradual increase in intensity

Answer 12

Crescendo

Question 13

A god or goddess

Answer 13

Diety

Question 14

The art of public speaking

Answer 14

Elocution

Question 15

Implement of war, the process of arming for war

Answer 15

Armament

Question 16

There were many ______ at the protest against war

Answer 16

Dissidents

Question 17

The ______ of Al gore’s argument about global warming was that the worlds tempetkres had risen drastically in the last 50 years than any other time

Answer 17

Crux

Question 18

After just two days on his job, he was not yet ______ with all the rules laid down by his employer

Answer 18

Conversant

Question 19

A few minutes after Enron announced that it was going out of business, there was a ______ on the floor of the New York Stock Exchanged

Answer 19

Bedlam

Question 20

The weightlifters right arm was so much thinner then his left; it had ______ from 9 weeks in a cast

Answer 20

Atrophied

Question 21

The man though so highly of himself that he paid to privately publish an ______ of his sayings

Answer 21

Anthology

Question 22

Warren Miller’s are skiing movie had to postponed due to the ______ hills still covered by snow

Answer 22

Verdant

Question 23

“Would you mind getting off my foot, sir?” the frail old woman asked in a tiny ______ voice

Answer 23

Timorous

Question 24

Scientist were unable to______ the woman’s findings that eating an entire chocolate cake each day helped her lose 100 pounds

Answer 24

Replicate

Question 25

The students ______ for turning in a late paper was that his printer didn’t work

Answer 25

Rationale

Question 26

Ones definition of pornography is that it has to appeal to peoples ______ interest

Answer 26

Prurient

Question 27

If you work the molding clay until its ______, you will find it easier to mold

Answer 27

Pliable

Question 28

We watched the hypnotist pendulum ______ before our eyes

Answer 28

Oscillate

Question 29

Louie’s friends are a ______ group of bankers, artist, politicians, and the homeless

Answer 29

Motley

Question 30

Rachel had a ______ of complaints about her marriage and terrible husband

Answer 30

Litany

Question 31

The children had been dragged to so many museums that by the time they reached the dinosaur exhibit they were ______

Answer 31

Listless

Question 32

meals at the new restaurant were ______ a single salad cost 45

Answer 32

Exorabitant

Question 33

When asked by their children about Santa Claus, parents often ______

Answer 33

Dissemble

Question 34

Sheila was a ______ child. She sat next to her mother with her hands in her lap

Answer 34

Demure

Question 35

I couldn’t follow all the ______ in the plot of the murder mystery

Answer 35

Convolutions

Question 36

Arnold is the sensitive type; he ______ when I suggested he might wanna lose some weight

Answer 36

Bristle

Question 37

Since she was several months in ______ with her rent, Amanda was in danger of being evicted

Answer 37

Arrears

Question 38

Two year olds are naturally ______; when they see something they want, they take it

Answer 38

Acquisitive

Question 39

The odor of the dead skunk ______ into the cabin

Answer 39

Wafted

Question 40

you could hardly doubt the ______ of her claim to have been beaten since when she rolled up her sleeve you could see her bruises all over her arm

Answer 40

Verity

Question 41

A baby’s bathwater should be ______, not hot

Answer 41

Tepid

Question 42

The consultant said the problem was not isolated to one department, it was ______. In other words it affected the entire company

Answer 42

Systemic

Question 43

The ______ lyrics to the latest rap song are sure to give mothers across the country a heart attack

Answer 43

Ribald

Question 44

The Cold Sun Society is dedicated to ______ the theory that the sun is a giant ice ball

Answer 44

Propagating

Question 45

Whenever my next door neighbor starts to ______ about zoning laws, I quickly find an excuse to leave

Answer 45

Pontificate