Vocab 4-6

Question 1

Alliance

Answer 1

A joining together for some common purpose,
Pact, league, coalition

Question 2

Bewilder

Answer 2

To puzzle completely, confuse

Question 3

Fruitless

Answer 3

Not producing the desired results, unsuccessful

Question 4

Inflammable

Answer 4

Easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused

Question 5

Mortify

Answer 5

To hurt someone’s feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering

Question 6

Orthodox

Answer 6

In agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things

Question 7

Scurry

Answer 7

To run quickly, scamper, hurry

Question 8

Sodden

Answer 8

Soaked up with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless

Question 9

Wayward

Answer 9

Disobedient, willful; unprincipled, capricious

Question 10

Wince

Answer 10

To draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear

Question 11

Buffoon

Answer 11

A clown; a coarse person

Question 12

Controversial

Answer 12

Arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement

Question 13

Dishearten

Answer 13

To discourage

Question 14

Hostile

Answer 14

Unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive

Question 15

Inflict

Answer 15

To give or cause something unpleasant, impose

Question 16

Malignant

Answer 16

Deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

Question 17

Procure

Answer 17

To obtain through special effort; to bring about

Question 18

Spirited

Answer 18

Full of life and vigor; courageous

Question 19

Virtual

Answer 19

Having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close to be equivalent to the real thing

Question 20

Void

Answer 20

Completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or infilled space; to cancel or nullify

Question 21

Anecdote

Answer 21

A short account of an incident in someone’s life

Question 22

Counterfeit

Answer 22

An imitation designed to deceive; not genuine, fake; to make an illegal copy

Question 23

Dominate

Answer 23

To rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height

Question 24

Fallible

Answer 24

Capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate

Question 25

Grimy

Answer 25

Very dirty, covered with dirt or soot

Question 26

Maul

Answer 26

To beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; a heavy hammer

Question 27

Radiant

Answer 27

Shining, bright; giving forth light or energy

Question 28

Substantial

Answer 28

Large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material

Question 29

Tactful

Answer 29

Skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

Question 30

Uncertainty

Answer 30

Doubt, the state of being unsure

Question 31

Consolidate

Answer 31

To combine, unite; to make solid or firm

Question 32

Docile

Answer 32

Easily taught, led, or managed; obedient

Question 33

Entreat

Answer 33

To beg, implore, ask earnestly

Question 34

Fickle

Answer 34

Liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent

Question 35

Fugitive

Answer 35

One who flees or runs away; fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp

Question 36

Iota

Answer 36

A very small part or quantity

Question 37

Potential

Answer 37

Possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality

Question 38

Rural

Answer 38

Relating to farm areas and life in the country

Question 39

Tamper

Answer 39

To interfere with; to handle in a secret and improper way

Question 40

Ultimate

Answer 40

Last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental

Question 41

Anonymous

Answer 41

Unnamed, without the name of the person involved; unknown; lacking individuality

Question 42

Dupe

Answer 42

A person easily tricked or deceived; to deceive

Question 43

Eradicate

Answer 43

To root out, get rid of, destroy completely

Question 44

Inimitable

Answer 44

Not capable of being copied or imitated

Question 45

Makeshift

Answer 45

A temporary substation for something else; crude, flimsy, or temporary

Question 46

Pending

Answer 46

Waiting to be settled; until

Question 47

Preview

Answer 47

Something seen in advance; to view beforehand

Question 48

Quaint

Answer 48

Odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made

Question 49

Scrimp

Answer 49

To handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty

Question 50

Utmost

Answer 50

Greatest, highest, farthest; the extreme limit

Question 51

Browse

Answer 51

To nibble, graze; to read casually; to window-shop

Question 52

Dynamic

Answer 52

Active, energetic, forceful

Question 53

Frustrate

Answer 53

To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement

Question 54

Grim

Answer 54

Stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel

Question 55

Marginal

Answer 55

In, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose

Question 56

Prescribe

Answer 56

To order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes

Question 57

Prominent

Answer 57

Standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known

Question 58

Reluctant

Answer 58

Unwilling, holding back

Question 59

Snare

Answer 59

To trap, catch; a trap or entanglement

Question 60

Vengeance

Answer 60

Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence