vocab 9

Question 1

the quality of being careful with money or resources

Answer 1

parsimonious

Question 2

used to describe an order, command, etc., that you must obey without any questions or excuses

Answer 2

peremptory

Question 3

the face or exterior of an object or region viewed as a way of understanding character

Answer 3

physiognomy

Question 4

the uppermost level achievable; highest point of achievement

Answer 4

pinnacle

Question 5

descendants or offspring

Answer 5

progeny

Question 6

very hungry

Answer 6

ravenous

Question 7

stubborn

Answer 7

recalcitrant

Question 8

a person who lives alone and avoids other people; a hermit

Answer 8

recluse

Question 9

to give up, yield or abandon

Answer 9

relinquish

Question 10

to argue with, complain to, or criticize someone about something

Answer 10

remonstrate

Question 11

to provide

Answer 11

render

Question 12

the consequence of a previous action

Answer 12

repercussion

Question 13

a location for storage, often for safety or preservation

Answer 13

repository

Question 14

to cancel or postpone a bad situation

Answer 14

reprieve

Question 15

something that is considered or viewed as mandatory

Answer 15

requisite

Question 16

continuing to sound; echoing

Answer 16

resonant

Question 17

to take back; cancel

Answer 17

rescind

Question 18

keeping to yourself; not likely to draw attention to yourself; uncommunicative

Answer 18

reticent

Question 19

influencing a previous time

Answer 19

retroactive

Question 20

a mental break from reality; a daydream

Answer 20

reverie