Vocab 8 #7

Question 1

negligible

Answer 1

small and unimportant, not worth noticing

Question 2

mettle

Answer 2

courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit

Question 3

deluge

Answer 3

a downpour of rain; a flood. a flood of anything. to flood or overwhelm

Question 4

daunt

Answer 4

to discourage or intimidate. so difficult of dangerous as to discourage or intimidate

Question 5

condescend

Answer 5

to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior. to behave in an offensively superior manner

Question 6

contignent

Answer 6

conditional; depending on something else. liikely, but not certain to happen; possible. a group that is part of another one

Question 7

replica

Answer 7

a copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original

Question 8

protract

Answer 8

to draw out or lengthen (in time)

Question 9

inane

Answer 9

empty; shallow or silly. foolishness’ a silly or pointless act

Question 10

dub

Answer 10

to give a title, nickname, or description to

Question 11

colleague

Answer 11

an associate or coworker of similar status

Question 12

dispel

Answer 12

to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering

Question 13

claustraphobia

Answer 13

an abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces

Question 14

fanfare

Answer 14

a sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments. any showy display

Question 15

fledgling

Answer 15

a young bird just ready to fly. a young and inexperienced person. new and untested