Vocab 676-700

Question 1

recuperate

Answer 1

to recover (from sickness or loss)

Question 2

straightforward

Answer 2

honest, direct

Question 3

combustible

Answer 3

capable of burning

Question 4

gratifying

Answer 4

pleasing, satisfying

Question 5

intermittent

Answer 5

stopping and starting repeatedly

Question 6

severity

Answer 6

strictness, sternness, harshness

Question 7

cacophony

Answer 7

harsh, clashing sound

Question 8

propensity

Answer 8

natural tendency or leaning

Question 9

sever

Answer 9

to cut, divide

Question 10

becloud

Answer 10

to make less clear

Question 11

languor

Answer 11

lack or energy, weakness

Question 12

querulous

Answer 12

complaining

Question 13

replete

Answer 13

abundantly supplied, filled

Question 14

stymie

Answer 14

to stop or block the progress of

Question 15

tinge

Answer 15

to add a trace of some quality to

Question 16

curb

Answer 16

to hold back, restrain

Question 17

dour

Answer 17

gloomy, depressed

Question 18

engaging

Answer 18

very attractive, pleasing, charming

Question 19

gall

Answer 19

to annoy; irritate

Question 20

infernal

Answer 20

having to do with Hell

Question 21

rotund

Answer 21

round; flat, plump

Question 22

slapdash

Answer 22

hasty and careless

Question 23

provocative

Answer 23

tending to stir up emotion

Question 24

sycophant

Answer 24

one who flatters in order to gain favors

Question 25

despise

Answer 25

to look down on, scorn