Vocab Packet

Question 1

cultivate

Answer 1

Adapt something wild to the environment

Question 2

wherewithal

Answer 2

money

Question 3

contemplative

Answer 3

Deeply or seriously thoughtful

Question 4

preeminent

Answer 4

having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding, supreme

Question 5

Cantankerous

Answer 5

Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

Question 6

relegate

Answer 6

downgrade

Question 7

palatial

Answer 7

luxurious

Question 8

rousing

Answer 8

Capable of stirring enthusiasm or excitement

Question 9

nomad

Answer 9

A group of a people who have no permanent home

Question 10

desolate

Answer 10

Providing no shelter or sustenance

Question 11

foolhardy

Answer 11

reckless

Question 12

Diminutive

Answer 12

tiny

Question 13

Centrifugal

Answer 13

Tending to move away from the middle

Question 14

wheedle

Answer 14

Influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering

Question 15

evasive

Answer 15

Deliberately vague or ambiguous

Question 16

Corrugated

Answer 16

Shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

Question 17

Cajole

Answer 17

persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Question 18

Pithy

Answer 18

Concise and full of meaning

Question 19

Scuttle

Answer 19

Move about or proceed hurriedly

Question 20

Vagrant

Answer 20

A wanderer with no established residence or means of support