Vocab 3 Quiz

Question 1

stifle

Answer 1

cut off, hold back, or smother

Question 2

gauge

Answer 2

to measure or test

Question 3

anesthetize

Answer 3

give you medicine for sleep

Question 4

pedant

Answer 4

an annoying person who is focused on minor details and book knowledge

Question 5

desolation

Answer 5

emptiness and hopelessness

Question 6

aesthetic

Answer 6

beauty or the arts

Question 7

gingerly

Answer 7

to be done with great care and caution

Question 8

reel

Answer 8

a cylinder that can be wound with a flexible material like fishing line; sway from dizziness

Question 9

sliver

Answer 9

thin slice, splinter

Question 10

scrabble

Answer 10

grasp or grope

Question 11

clad

Answer 11

dressed or covered

Question 12

oblivion

Answer 12

the state of being forgotten

Question 13

rend

Answer 13

tear with force or violence

Question 14

plume

Answer 14

something that can be used decoratively, large, fluffy

Question 15

wisp

Answer 15

thin bit or thread of something

Question 16

writhe

Answer 16

to squirm and twist

Question 17

warily

Answer 17

cautious and concerned

Question 17

incite

Answer 17

to cause to act or occur

Question 18

penance

Answer 18

the act of doing a good deed to make up for past wrongs

Question 19

converge

Answer 19

comes together at a point

Question 20

falter

Answer 20

to hesitate, stumble, or waver

Question 21

squandering

Answer 21

spend extravagantly, thoughtlessly, or wastefully

Question 22

desolation

Answer 22

emptiness and hopelessness

Question 23

incessantly

Answer 23

an action that continues or repeats without interruption