Vocab 29 &30

Question 1

Alacrity

Answer 1

Noun

Cheerful willingness; speed or quickness

Question 2

Composure

Answer 2

Noun

Control over one’s emotions; calmness; self-control

Question 3

Ennui

Answer 3

Noun

Weary dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom

Question 4

Imperturbable

Answer 4

Adj

Unshakably calm

Question 5

Impetuous

Answer 5

Adj

Given to acting without thinking; impulsive; hasty

Question 6

Incite

Answer 6

Verb

To provoke to action; to stir up; urge

Question 7

Indolent

Answer 7

Adj

Habitually lazy

Question 8

Inertia

Answer 8

Noun

Resistance to motion; action or change

Question 9

Pandemonium

Answer 9

Noun

Wild, noisy uproar; chaos

Question 10

Serenity

Answer 10

Noun

Peacefulness; calmness

Question 11

Altenuate

Answer 11

Verb

To make slender, fine or small; to reduce in force, value amount or degree; to weaken

Question 12

Diaphanous

Answer 12

Adj

Of such fine texture as to be transparent; vague; lacking substance

Question 13

Effulgent

Answer 13

Adj

Shinning brilliantly; radient; bright

Question 14

Encumber

Answer 14

Verb

To put a heavy load on; to burden or weigh down; to hinder; to impede

Question 15

Evanescent

Answer 15

Adj

Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor; fleeting

Question 16

Palpable

Answer 16

Adj

Capable of being handled, touched or felt; obvious; easily perceived

Question 17

Permcate

Answer 17

Verb

To spread or flow throughout; to pass through the openings or spaces of

Question 18

Pliant

Answer 18

Adj

Easily bent or flexed; easily altered or modified; adaptable; yielding easily to influence or domination

Question 19

Ponderous

Answer 19

Adj

Heavy; difficult to carry due to weight or bulk

Question 20

Viscous

Answer 20

Adj

Sticky and thick; resistant to flow