Vocab 3 grade 8

Question 1

something done or said in order to gain a benefit or advantage

Answer 1

Gambit

Question 2

lasting only for a very short time

Answer 2

Evanescent

Question 3

not allowing something to enter or pass through

Answer 3

Impervious

Question 4

like the form of a serpent

Answer 4

Serpentine

Question 5

excessively talkative, esp. on trivial matters

Answer 5

Garrulous

Question 6

the power to interpret or apply the law

Answer 6

Jurisdiction

Question 7

expressing a lot of emotion

Answer 7

Effusive

Question 8

grow weak

Answer 8

Languish

Question 9

a person who brings a case against another in a court of law

Answer 9

Plaintiff

Question 10

give and take mutually

Answer 10

Reciprocate

Question 11

overcome a difficulty or obstacle

Answer 11

Surmount

Question 12

the quality of being kind and generous

Answer 12

Generosity

Question 13

complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event

Answer 13

Ramification

Question 14

a short journey or trip usually taken as a leisure activity

Answer 14

Excursion

Question 15

having unlimited power

Answer 15

Omnipotent

Question 16

to depreciate; belittle

Answer 16

Disparage

Question 17

appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

Answer 17

Ostensible

Question 18

a party or gathering held in the evening

Answer 18

Soiree

Question 19

system of a society governed by men

Answer 19

Patriarchal

Question 20

a coastal area where a river and an ocean meet

Answer 20

Estuary

Question 21

a modern warship smaller than a destroyer

Answer 21

Frigate

Question 22

comfortably spacious

Answer 22

Commodious

Question 23

fool or cheat someone

Answer 23

Bamboozle

Question 24

an open level area, typically beside the sea, which people may walk for pleasure

Answer 24

Esplanade

Question 25

a collection containing a variety of things

Answer 25

Smorgasbord

Question 26

sentimental (emotional) in an exaggerated or false way

Answer 26

Mawkish

Question 27

excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

Answer 27

Temerity

Question 28

the ability to float in water or other fluid

Answer 28

Buoyancy

Question 29

a thin slice of veal or light meat, coated in bread crumbs and fried

Answer 29

Schnitzel

Question 30

(a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually

Answer 30

Deciduous

Question 31

a person who never drinks alcohol

Answer 31

Teetotaler

Question 32

utterly astonished

Answer 32

Gobsmacked

Question 33

boldly rude or disrespectful but in a generally charming or playful way

Answer 33

Cheeky

Question 34

a big corporation composed of small firms that operate as a single business

Answer 34

Conglomerate

Question 35

able to recover quickly from a difficult condition

Answer 35

Resilient