Vocab Lessons 11-12

Question 0

adept

Answer 0

Very skillful

Question 1

acme

Answer 1

The highest point of achievement

Question 2

aptitude

Answer 2

a. Natural ability; talent

b. Quickness in understanding; intelligence

Question 3

astute

Answer 3

Having shrewd judgement; observant, clever, and cunning

Question 4

finesse

Answer 4

a. To achieve a goal or handle a situation with subtle skill
b. Refinement, delicacy, and skill
c. Subtle, skillful handling of a potentially difficult situation

Question 5

painstaking

Answer 5

Marked by or requiring great care; demanding extended or extreme effort, or diligence

Question 6

precocious

Answer 6

Showing unusually early early development or maturity

Question 7

prodigy

Answer 7

A person, often young, with exceptional talents or powers

Question 8

resourceful

Answer 8

Effective and imaginative in solving problems; practical

Question 9

virtuoso

Answer 9

A very skilled musician or other type of artist; an expert or master artist

Question 10

idiosyncrasy

Answer 10

An unusual habit of one particular person

Question 11

innocuous

Answer 11

Harmless; not likely to offend anyone

Question 12

obtrusive

Answer 12

a. Unpleasantly noticeable; bold

b. Thrusting out

Question 13

orthodox

Answer 13

a. Doing and believing what is commonly accepted or customary
b. Following established faiths and beliefs

Question 14

prevalent

Answer 14

Widely or commonly existed or practiced

Question 15

prosaic

Answer 15

Dull; ordinary; lacking in imagination and spirit

Question 16

quaint

Answer 16

Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashion way

Question 17

rarity

Answer 17

Something that is very infrequent or scarce

Question 18

singular

Answer 18

a. Being the only one of a kind; unique

b. Being beyond what is ordinary or usual; remarkable

Question 19

trite

Answer 19

Overused and therefore lacking in interest