vocab list 5

Question 1

adept

Answer 1

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

Question 2

admonish

Answer 2

scold or reprimand; take to taskad

Question 3

adorn

Answer 3

make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color

Question 4

adroit

Answer 4

quick or skillful or adept in action or thought

Question 5

cleave

Answer 5

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

Question 6

coalesce

Answer 6

fuse or cause to come together

Question 7

cogent

Answer 7

powerfully persuasive

Question 8

cognizant

Answer 8

having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization

Question 9

collusion

Answer 9

secret agreement

Question 10

deplore

Answer 10

express strong disapproval of

Question 11

desecrate

Answer 11

violate the sacred character of a place or language

Question 12

diligent

Answer 12

quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness

Question 13

disavow

Answer 13

refuse to acknowledge

Question 14

discern

Answer 14

perceive, recognize, or detect

Question 15

enervate

Answer 15

weaken physically, mentally, or morally

Question 16

enigmatic

Answer 16

not clear to the understanding

Question 17

ephemeral

Answer 17

anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day

Question 18

fickle

Answer 18

liable to sudden unpredictable change

Question 19

flout

Answer 19

treat with contemptuous disregard

Question 20

destitute

Answer 20

poor enough to need help from others