Vocab list #2

Question 1

Tumult

Answer 1

Tumult (n.) – Violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob
The tumult among the people was due to the Black Friday sales, and the race for products.

Question 2

Specious

Answer 2

Specious (adj.) – Apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible
The advertisement for the governor made him look specious and lacked facts.

Question 3

Lolled

Answer 3

Lolled (v.) – To recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge
I lolled in my new conformable chair, while I watched TV.

Question 4

Unheeded

Answer 4

Unheeded (v.) – To not give careful attention to

He unheeded his friend’s warnings of how hard the test was and did not study enough.

Question 5

Suffusion

Answer 5

Suffusion (n.) – The spread or flood through or over

The suffusion of red in the evening sky gave it a swirly look.

Question 6

Opalescence

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Opalescence (n.) – Milky iridescence

The fog had a lot of opalescence.

Question 7

Perceptable

Answer 7

Perceptible (adj.) – Capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable
The man trying to hide in the dark was very perceptible because of his neon shirt.

Question 8

Belligerence

Answer 8

Belligerence (n.) – A warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude
The Romans had a great amount of belligerence as they fought their way to a world power.

Question 9

Mirage

Answer 9

Mirage (n.) – Something illusory, without substance or reality
When he struggled to find water in the desert, he saw many mirages of lakes that were not actually there.

Question 10

Inscrutable

Answer 10

Inscrutable (adj.) – Incapable of being investigated, or analyzed; impenetrable
The thief claimed he was inscrutable and could never be found.

Question 11

Tacit

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Tacit (adj.) – Understood without being openly expressed; implied
When the man implied his joke, the audience had to be tacit in order to understand.

Question 12

Vicissitudes

Answer 12

Vicissitudes (n.) – A change or variation occurring in the course of something
The random path of the auto-piloted plane had many vicissitudes.

Question 13

Furtively

Answer 13

Furtively (adv.) – In a sly or shifty manner

He furtively looked around as he took a cookie from the jar.

Question 14

Swathed

Answer 14

Swathed (v.) – To bandage

I swathed my cut from the rock with a bandage.

Question 15

Paunch

Answer 15

Paunch (n.) – A large and protruding belly

The paunch of the man increased as he ate dinner.

Question 16

Clamber

Answer 16

Clamber (v.) – To climb, using both feet and hands

The monkeys clambered up the tree to get food

Question 17

Inaudible

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Inaudible (adj.) – Not loud enough to be heard

His whisper was almost inaudible as he told his secret to his friend.

Question 18

Truculently

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Truculently (adj.) – Fierce; cruel; savagely brutal

The hungry lion truculently pounced and ate its prey.

Question 19

Elephantine

Answer 19

Elephantine (adj.) – Huge, ponderous, or clumsy

The clown wore elephantine shoes and often tripped on them.

Question 20

Clamorously

Answer 20

Clamorously (adj.) – Vigorous in demands or complaints

The robber clamorously demanded the money from the cash register.`

Question 21

Corpulent

Answer 21

Corpulent (adj.) – Large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat
The TV show “Biggest Loser”, often shows corpulent people lose weight.

Question 22

Tentatively

Answer 22

Tentatively (adj.) – Unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant
I was tentative as I made my next move in chess.

Question 23

Ululation

Answer 23

Ululation (n.) – A howl, such as a dog or a wolf

The ululation of the dogs woke up the whole neighborhood.

Question 24

Propitiating

Answer 24

Propitiating (v.) – To make favorably inclined; appease

I propitiated voting for John by putting up positive posters of him around the school.

Question 25

Cessation

Answer 25

Cessation (n.) – A temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance
The cessation of the person in front of me almost made me walk into him.