Vocab list #3

Question 1

Odious

Answer 1

(adj.) – Deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable

Question 2

Pantomime

Answer 2

(v.) – The art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech

Question 3

Ballistics

Answer 3

(n.) – The science or study of the motion of projectiles, as bullets, shells, or bombs

Question 4

Proboscis

Answer 4

(n.) – Any long flexible snout

Question 5

Frolic

Answer 5

(n.) – Merry play

Question 6

Titillate

Answer 6

(v.) – To excite or arouse agreeably

Question 7

Stolid

Answer 7

(adj.) – Not easily stirred or moved mentally

Question 8

Proclivities

Answer 8

(n.) – Natural or habitual inclination or tendency

Question 9

Condemnation

Answer 9

(n.) – Strong censure

Question 10

Jargon

Answer 10

(n.) – The language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group

Question 11

Ruddy

Answer 11

(adj.) – Of or having a fresh, healthy red color

Question 12

Cartographer

Answer 12

(n.) – A person engaged in cartography, or the production of maps

Question 13

Feign

Answer 13

(v.) – To represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of

Question 14

Cacophony

Answer 14

(n.) – Harsh discordance of sound; dissonance

Question 15

Cadence

Answer 15

(n.) – Rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words

Question 16

Tactile

Answer 16

(adj.) – Perceptible to the touch

Question 17

Melancholy

Answer 17

(n.) – A gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged

Question 18

Profusion

Answer 18

(n.) – Abundance; abundant quantity

Question 19

Quibble

Answer 19

(n.) – An instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue

Question 20

Verbiage

Answer 20

(n.) – Overabundance or superfluity of words

Question 21

Receptacle

Answer 21

(n.) – A container, device, etc., that receives or holds something

Question 22

Asbestos

Answer 22

(n.) – A fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles

Question 23

Pedant

Answer 23

(n.) – A person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning

Question 24

Wielding

Answer 24

(v.) – To exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating

Question 25

Scald

Answer 25

(v.) – To burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam