Vocab 7-9

Question 1

Vague

Answer 1

uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or
meaning.

Question 2

Discipline

Answer 2

the practice of training people to obey rules
using punishment to correct
disobedience.

Question 3

Slovenly

Answer 3

(especially of a person or their appearance) messy
and dirty.

Question 4

Rearrange

Answer 4

move (something) into a more acceptable position
or state.

Question 5

Commence

Answer 5

Begin or start

Question 6

Chronic

Answer 6

(of an illness) persisting for a long time or
constantly recurring.

Question 7

Famine

Answer 7

extreme scarcity of food, a shortage

Question 8

Voracious

Answer 8

wanting or devouring great quantities of food, eager

Question 9

Orthodox

Answer 9

I
conforming to what is generally or traditionally
accepted as right or true; established and
approved.
“orthodox medical treatment”

Question 10

Ration

Answer 10

a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed
to each person during a time of shortage, as in
wartime.

Question 11

Instinct

Answer 11

a natural or inherent aptitude,
impulse, or capacity- compelling behavior that happens without thinking

Question 12

Quaint

Answer 12

attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

Question 13

Rambling

Answer 13

(of a building or path) spreading or winding
irregularly in various directions.
“a big old rambling house”

Question 14

Loiter

Answer 14

stand or wait around idly or without apparent
purpose.

Question 15

Mastery

Answer 15

comprehensive knowledge or skill in a subject
or accomplishment.

Question 16

Anthem

Answer 16

a rousing or uplifting song identified with a
particular group, body, or cause.

Question 17

Transfixed

Answer 17

cause (someone) to become motionless with
horror, wonder, or astonishment.

Question 18

Lustrous

Answer 18

Shiny

Question 19

Serene

Answer 19

calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.

Question 20

Immaculate

Answer 20

(especially of a person or their clothes) perfectly
clean, neat, or tidy.

Question 21

Inventory

Answer 21

a complete list of items such as property, goods
in stock, or the contents of a building.

Question 22

Prudence

Answer 22

3
:skill and good judgment in the use
of resources
Or
: caution or circumspection as to
danger or risk

Question 23

Occult

Answer 23

Mysterious, of, involving, or relating to supernatural,
mystical, or magical powers or phenomena.

Question 24

Disclose

Answer 24

make (secret or new information) known, reveal

Question 25

Hypothesis

Answer 25

Educated guess

Question 26

Stampede

Answer 26

Bolt, (of horses, cattle, or other animals) rush wildly in
a sudden mass panic.

Question 27

Defection

Answer 27

Desertion,

Question 28

Significant

Answer 28

sufficiently great or important to be worthy of
attention; noteworthy.

Question 29

Disposal

Answer 29

the power or authority to make
use of as one chooses : the power
or authority to dispose of
something

Question 30

Seclusion

Answer 30

the state of being private and away from other
people.