Vocab List 1 (10/16)

Question 1

detriment (noun)

Answer 1

loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury

Question 2

dexterous (adjective)

Answer 2

1. skillful in using the hands or body 2.having mental skills; clever 3. done with skill

Question 3

discretion (noun)

Answer 3

1. the power or right to decide or act according to one’s judgement; freedom of judgement or choice 2. the quality of being discreet, especially concerning one’s actions or speech

Question 4

gregarious (adjective)

Answer 4

1. fond of the company of others; sociable 2. living in flocks or herds, as animals 3. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together 4. about a flock or crowd

Question 4

optimum (noun)

Answer 4

1. the best or most favorable point, degree, amount, etc., as of temperature, light, and moisture for the growth or reproduction of an organism 2. the greatest degree or best result obtained or obtainable under specific conditions (adjective) 3. most favorable or desirable; best optimum conditions

Question 5

facetious (adjective)

Answer 5

1. not meant to be taken seriously or literally 2. amusing; humorous 3. lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous person

Question 6

ostentatious (adjective)

Answer 6

1. (of actions, mannerism, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice

Question 7

scrupulous (adjective)

Answer 7

1. having moral or ethical standards; having or showing strict regard for what one considers right; principled 2. punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact

Question 8

sensory (adjective)

Answer 8

of or relating to the senses or sensation

Question 9

vicarious (adjective)

Answer 9

1. performed , exercised, received, or suffered in place of another 2. taking place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute 3. felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others 4. Physiology. noting or about a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another