Vocab 22

Question 1

The best or themes selected group

Answer 1

Elite

Question 2

To erase; to eliminate any trace of

Answer 2

Expunge

Question 3

A persons strong point; a special talent

Answer 3

Forte

Question 4

To repeat tediously; to go on about

Answer 4

Harp

Question 5

Rush; over impulsive

Answer 5

Impetuous

Question 6

To ponder; to meditate

Answer 6

Muse

Question 7

Melodious; poetic

Answer 7

Lyrical

Question 8

Vague or indistinct

Answer 8

Nebulous

Question 9

Beginner

Answer 9

Neophyte

Question 10

Fake medicine

Answer 10

Placebo

Question 11

To loot; to nonstick

Answer 11

Plunder

Question 12

To chatter on and on

Answer 12

Prattle

Question 13

Pleasure; bliss

Answer 13

Rapture

Question 14

To negalate course

Answer 14

Regimen

Question 15

Penalty; punitive measure

Answer 15

Sanction

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Listless

Question 17

Meals at the new restaurant were ______ a single salad cost $45

Answer 17

Exorbitant

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Dissemble

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Demure

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Convolutions

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Bristled

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Arreears

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Acquisitive

Question 24

The odor of the dead skunk ______ into the cabin

Answer 24

Wafted

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Verity

Question 26

A baby bathwater should be ______, not hot

Answer 26

Tepid

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Systemic

Question 28

The ______ lyrics to the latest rap songs are sure to give the mother across the country heart attacks

Answer 28

Ribald

Question 29

The Cold Sun Society is dedicated to ______ the theory that the sun is giant iceball

Answer 29

Propagating

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Pontificate

Question 31

You can’t build a ______ boat and expect it to float

Answer 31

Porous

Question 32

The ______ child could tie her shoe five minutes after she was born

Answer 32

Precocious

Question 33

Tim Duncan had a ______ appearance, in contrast to other NBA player who are more flashy

Answer 33

Stolid

Question 34

The children were ______ at the astonishing sight of Mary Poppins rising into the air with her umbrella

Answer 34

Transfixed

Question 35

My sister agreed to lend me ten dollars if I paid her twenty in return, a practice I consider a ______

Answer 35

Usury

Question 36

The eight grade girl were bubbly and ______ whenever a cute high school boy walked by

Answer 36

Vivacious

Question 37

The bands music doesn’t ______ a second listen, it is unlistenable garbage

Answer 37

Warrant

Question 38

Although George earned his income as an investment banker, selling ice cream on the weekends was an ______ course of income

Answer 38

Ancillary

Question 39

The coaches remarks after the game were ______ but effective; the team won the next six games

Answer 39

Astringent

Question 40

The critics review of the play was short and ______; he wrote, it stinks

Answer 40

Brusque

Question 41

The ______ meetings the terrorist held were not as secret as they imagined since they were being listened by the CIA

Answer 41

Clandestine

Question 42

The giving in the political campaign slowly build to a ______, finally ending well beyond its original goal

Answer 42

Crescendo

Question 43

Some of Elvis listeners regard him as a ______; indeed some even believe his song can cure cancer

Answer 43

Deity

Question 44

The mayor was long on ______ but short on execution; he was better at making promises that he could carry out

Answer 44

Elocution

Question 45

IN the sorry history of the relationship between two countries, arguments inevitability let to ______

Answer 45

Armament