vocab glossary 2

Question 1

exuberant

Answer 1

adjective, full of lively energy or excitement, excessive in size (He was exuberant upon discovering the due date had been augmented.)

Question 2

knave

Answer 2

noun, male servant, a man that is deceitful and sly (he ordered his knave to prepare his horse for the journey.)

Question 3

cogitation

Answer 3

noun, a thought or idea, the act of being in deep thought or meditation (He was immersed in cogitation )

Question 4

blithe

Answer 4

adjective, carefree and lighthearted, without worry (summer was a blithe time of relaxation)

Question 5

cur

Answer 5

noun, an average-sized hunting/working dog with a short coat and was developed in southern U.S., an inferior dog (Her cur nudged her and whimpered softly.)

Question 6

reprimand

Answer 6

noun/verb, a severe rebuke, especially a formal one given by a person of authority, to rebuke (his mom reprimanded him for lying.)

Question 7

taper

Answer 7

noun, a slender candle, reduction of size in an elongate object (she shaked as the light of her taper revealed a phantom looming in the dark.)

Question 8

provender

Answer 8

noun, dry food for farm or domestic animals, food ( I fed my dog a moderate amount of provender.)

Question 9

whelp

Answer 9

noun, dog/wolf puppy, young offspring of a canine (It is imperative that I adopt another whelp.)

Question 10

augury

Answer 10

noun, an omen, token, or indication (I prayed to St. Therese for an augury and I received an abundance of roses the same day.)

Question 11

impiety

Answer 11

noun, lack of dutifulness or respect (he failed to show impiety during the ceremony by coughing obnoxiously.)

Question 12

pomp

Answer 12

noun, magnificent show, parade, a vain display(The children were amazed by the pomp before them.)

Question 13

havoc

Answer 13

noun, widespread chaos, disaster, or destruction (Havoc reigned as anarchy flourished.)

Question 14

perquisite

Answer 14

noun, an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages (The business man had a large perquisite that made him superior to his coworkers.)

Question 15

adversity

Answer 15

unfortunate condition marked by calamity or distress ( The adversity of his death caused melancholy emotions throughout the crowd.)

Question 16

revile

Answer 16

verb, to speak abusively to someone or something (He reviled to her as she trembled silently.)

Question 17

brazen

Answer 17

adjective, shamelessly shocking and offensive, loud, made of brass (The celebrity’s explicit comments on poverty were brazen.)

Question 18

ilk

Answer 18

noun, family, class, kind, or type (He scoffed and said he refused to be associated with his family’s ilk.)

Question 19

insurrection

Answer 19

noun, a violent uprising against authority or government (The insurrection was untamable and wild.)

Question 20

perish

Answer 20

verb, to cease to exist, to die or be destroyed, especially in a violent matter (Those who weren’t fast enough to escape the looming tsunami perished.)

Question 21

construe

Answer 21

verb, to interpret the meaning of; to analyze grammatical structure, to analyze aloud (He construed the foreign text with ease.)

Question 22

dirge

Answer 22

noun, a funeral/sad hymn or poem (The widow recited a dirge with glazed, dead, eyes.)

Question 23

brandish

Answer 23

verb, to shake or wave something very threateningly (He brandished at the teenage vandals.)

Question 24

portentous

Answer 24

adjective, ominous, causing awe or wonder, done in a pompous or overly solemn manner as if to impress someone (The phantom was a portentous, looming creature.)

Question 25

niggard

Answer 25

noun, adjective (niggardly), a stingy or ungenerous person, stingy, miserly (His father was a calculating niggard with gray, sharp eyes.)

Question 26

maw

Answer 26

noun, the jaws or throat of a voracious animal, the mouth of a greedy person (The tiger held the gazelle in its maw.)

Question 27

meritorious

Answer 27

adjective, deserving reward or praise (MLK Jr. gave a meritorious, compelling speech called “I Have a Dream”.)

Question 28

torrent

Answer 28

noun, a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow, a violent stream of water (The torrent swallowed her and shook her violently.”

Question 29

rheumy

Answer 29

adjective, full of a water discharge that comes from the eyes or nose (Her eyes were rheumy and defeated as she looked at the casket.)

Question 30

exhalation

Answer 30

noun, the action of exhaling vapor or air (His final exhalation was silent yet deafening to those who were dear to him.)

Question 31

chide

Answer 31

verb, to reprimand out of mild displeasure (The class was chided for a slight murmuring during the exam.)