Vocab 4/15

Question 1

Saga

Answer 1

a long story, often telling the history of a family

Question 2

Sage

Answer 2

a person of wisdom or prudence

Question 3

Opaque

Answer 3

impervious to light; dull, hard to understand; unclear

Question 4

Ostensible

Answer 4

appearing as such, offered as genuine or real

Question 5

Offal

Answer 5

Waste parts, especially of a butchered animal; rubbish

Question 6

Officious

Answer 6

intervening, intrusive, eager in offering unwanted services or advice

Question 7

Doff

Answer 7

to take off; to remove; to put aside

Question 8

Dogmatic

Answer 8

characterized by an authoritative, often arrogant. assertion of opinions or beliefs

Question 9

Quaff

Answer 9

to drink heartily

Question 10

Quail

Answer 10

to shrink with fear, to cower; to lose heart and courage

Question 11

Hamper

Answer 11

to prevent the free movement, actions, or progress, to hinder or impede

Question 12

Hearten

Answer 12

to give strength, courage, or hope; to encourage

Question 13

Tenacious

Answer 13

tough, stubborn

Question 14

Terse

Answer 14

Brief and to the point, concise

Question 15

Conundrum

Answer 15

a dilemma; any problem or puzzle

Question 16

Copious

Answer 16

abundant, plentiful