Vocab Quiz 10

Question 1

blooming of flowers

state of flowering or flora

Answer 1

efflorescence

Question 2

deep-seated hatred

state of being an enemy

Answer 2

enmity

Question 3

obeying
doing what is told
compliant

Answer 3

obedience

Question 4

a choir or lead singer in a choir

Answer 4

chorister

Question 5

exhibiting appropriate behavior or conduct

being good

Answer 5

decorous

Question 6

a gap or interruption in continuity

a break or pause

Answer 6

hiatus

Question 7

zestful or spirited enthusiasm

Answer 7

ebullience

Question 8

the act of accusing in return

opposing another charge

Answer 8

recrimination

Question 9

commotion or disorder

a great crowd causing an uproar

Answer 9

tumult

Question 10

a long angry or violent speech

a diatribe or scolding

Answer 10

tirade

Question 11

using power unjustly

burdensome

Answer 11

oppressive

Question 12

difficult to understand
abstruse
mysterious

Answer 12

inscrutable

Question 13

a change or variation

unexpected changes in life

Answer 13

vicissitudes

Question 14

downward slopes like a hill or sledding

valleys

Answer 14

declivities

Question 15

totally or offensively obtrusive

quite obvious

Answer 15

blatant

Question 16

excluded or forbidden from use or mention

Answer 16

taboo

Question 17

lean and muscular
stringy
tough

Answer 17

sinewy

Question 18

having ill-will or wishing harm to others

maliciousness

Answer 18

malevolently

Question 19

group of people gathered for some purpose

Answer 19

assembly

Question 20

unspoken, yet unspoken

an unspoken understanding

Answer 20

tactic