Vocab. 8 Lesson 14

Question 1

congenial

Answer 1

getting along well with others; affable. suited to one’s needs or tastes; agreeable

Question 2

decipher

Answer 2

to convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode. to interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve

Question 3

dissect

Answer 3

to cut into in order to study. to study closely; to analyze

Question 4

enigma

Answer 4

anything that is puzzling , mysterious, or hard to figure out. puzzling; mysterious

Question 5

ineffectual

Answer 5

not bringing about the desired result; futile

Question 6

infallible

Answer 6

incapable of making an error; never wrong. unlikely to fail or go wrong

Question 7

irrepressable

Answer 7

incapable of being controlled or held back

Question 8

luminous

Answer 8

giving off light. clear; easy to understand.

Question 9

millenium

Answer 9

a period of one thousand years

Question 10

mire

Answer 10

an area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud. to get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress

Question 11

pestilence

Answer 11

a rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease

Question 12

stagnate

Answer 12

to fail to develop, change, or move. not moving, changing, or developing

Question 13

sublime

Answer 13

great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid

Question 14

vie

Answer 14

to compete for, as in a contest

Question 15

voluminous

Answer 15

having great bulk or volume; ample