Vocab Lesson 15 & 16

Question 1

Furtive

Answer 1

Done quickly and with stealth to avoid being noticed

Question 2

Galvanize

Answer 2

To arouse suddenly, to startle

Question 3

Garbled

Answer 3

Confused, mixed up

Question 4

Garner

Answer 4

To gather and store away, to collect

Question 5

Garrulous

Answer 5

Talkative

Question 6

Gratuitous

Answer 6

Freely given, unnecessary, uncalled for

Question 7

Guile

Answer 7

Crafty deceit, cunning

Question 8

Gullible

Answer 8

Easily deceived

Question 9

Hackneyed

Answer 9

Used too often, trite, commonplace

Question 10

Haphazard

Answer 10

Not planned, random

Question 11

Hedonist

Answer 11

One who lives solely for pleasure

Question 12

Heretic

Answer 12

A person who upholds religious doctrines contrary to the established beliefs of his church

Question 13

Hierarchy

Answer 13

Organization by rank, class or grade

Question 14

Homogeneous

Answer 14

Similar, uniform in nature

Question 15

Hyperbole

Answer 15

An exaggerated statement used as a figure of speech for rhetorical effect

Question 16

Hypocritical

Answer 16

Insincere, pretending to be what one is not

Question 17

Hypothetical

Answer 17

Supposed, assumed

Question 18

Iconoclast

Answer 18

A person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions

Question 19

Immaterial

Answer 19

Insignificant, unimportant

Question 20

Imminent

Answer 20

About to occur