Vocab B3 And 4

Question 1

Behold

Answer 1

To gaze at or look upon

Question 2

Discernment

Answer 2

Excellent judgement and insight, skill in perceiving

Question 3

Envision

Answer 3

To picture in the minds to imagine

Question 4

Foresee

Answer 4

To see or know ahead of time

Question 5

Gape

Answer 5

To stare in amazement, often with the mouth wide open

Question 6

Impressionistic

Answer 6

A) describing a highly personal, individual response to experience

B) reflecting a style of painting of the late nineteenth century that focuses on a personal or momentary view of something

Question 7

Myopia

Answer 7

A) lack of planning for the future, shortsightedness

B) nearsightedness; a condition in which distant objects appear blurred

Question 8

Perceptive

Answer 8

Marked by understanding or awareness; sharp; sensitive

Question 9

Premonition

Answer 9

A feeling that something will happen in the future; an advance warning

Question 10

Subliminal

Answer 10

Below the threshold of conscious thought; not detectable, but able to bring about a response

Question 11

Cessation

Answer 11

A bringing or coming to an end; a halt

Question 12

Commence

Answer 12

To begin

Question 13

Deter

Answer 13

To prevent or discourage from acting, by means of fear or doubt

Question 14

Hamper

Answer 14

A) to prevent from moving freely or making progress; to limit

B) a large basket, usually with a cover

Question 15

Obstruction

Answer 15

Something that blocks or gets in the way; an obstacle

Question 16

Preclude

Answer 16

To make impossible or unlikely; to prevent

Question 17

Procrastinate

Answer 17

To delay; to put off doing something

Question 18

Scuttle

Answer 18

To run or move with short, hurried movements; to scurry

Question 19

Subside

Answer 19

A) To sink to a lower or more normal level

B) to become less active or intense

Question 20

Thwart

Answer 20

To prevent from taking place; frustrate; block