Vocab List 2

Question 1

Exquisite

Answer 1

• adjective
• characterized by intricate beauty or design; flawless

Question 2

melancholy

Answer 2

• noun or adjective
• a lingering or habitual sadness

Question 3

incredulous

Answer 3

• adjective
• skeptical; disbelieving

Question 4

traverse

Answer 4

• verb
• to travel over, across or through

Question 5

repose

Answer 5

• verb: to lie at rest; to relax
• noun: in the act of resting

Question 6

lurid

Answer 6

• adjective
  -causing shock or horror; gruesome

Question 7

languid

Answer 7

• adjective
• weak; sluggish; lacking in spirit

Question 8

superfluous

Answer 8

• adjective
• extra, unnecessary; redundant

Question 9

sagacity

Answer 9

• noun
• keenness of judgment; wise
• (adj form: sagacious)

Question 10

vulgar

Answer 10

• adjective
• crudely indecent; lacking in sophistication or good taste

Question 11

placid

Answer 11

• adjective
• undisturbed by disorder; calm or quiet