Vocab Lesson 5

Question 1

Arcane

Answer 1

Adjective

a) Known or understood only by a few; mysterious

Question 2

Covert

Answer 2

Adjective

a) Concealed or hidden; not openly practiced or shown

Covertness: noun

Question 3

Educe

Answer 3

Verb

a) To draw or bring out; elicit
b) To assume from evidence or facts; to deduce

Question 4

Fathom

Answer 4

Verb

a) To understand or comprehend

Unfathomable: adjective. Difficult or impossible to understand

Question 5

Impenetrable

Answer 5

Adjective

a) Impossible to pierce, break through, or enter
b) Impossible to understand; incomprehensible

Question 6

Impervious

Answer 6

Adjective

a) Incapable of being affected, harmed, or broken into

Imperviousness: noun

Question 7

Limpid

Answer 7

Adjective

a) Transparent; clear
b) Calm, untroubled, and serene
c) Easily intelligible or understood

Question 8

Manifest

Answer 8

a) adjective. Clearly apparent or obvious
b) verb. To show or demonstrate plainly; to reveal
c) noun. A list of passengers or cargo on a ship, plane, truck, or train

Question 9

Nebulous

Answer 9

Adjective

a) Cloudy, misty, or hazy
b) Vague; without defined form or limits

Question 10

Adumbrate

Answer 10

Verb

a) To describe roughly or vaguely; to give a sketchy outline of
b) To foreshadow; to give an indistinct hint of something that will happen
c) To overshadow; to shadow or obscure