vocab quiz 2/13

Question 1

lassitude

Answer 1

state of physical or mental weariness; tired/lack of energy

Question 2

prosaic

Answer 2

dull, ordinary; lacking poetic beauty

Question 3

portentous

Answer 3

ominous, foreshadowing something bad; overly solemn

Question 4

megalomaniac

Answer 4

someone obsessed with their own power

Question 5

tremulous

Answer 5

shaking or quivering; nervous

Question 6

vivisection

Answer 6

the practice of performing operations on live animals for scientific research OR ruthlessly sharp and detailed criticisms of others

Question 7

alacrity

Answer 7

cheerful, with eagerness

Question 8

loquacious

Answer 8

talking a lot

Question 9

ethereal

Answer 9

heavenly, beautiful, out of this world

Question 10

vacuity

Answer 10

lack of thought & empty headedness

Question 11

empyrean

Answer 11

relating to heaven; “the highest heaven” “the source of light”

Question 12

malediction

Answer 12

to speak evil; to curse

Question 13

sanguine

Answer 13

optimistic and positive/cheerful even in hard times

Question 14

doggedly

Answer 14

in a manner that’s super determined

Question 15

copse

Answer 15

group of trees or bushes

Question 16

guffaw

Answer 16

laughing

Question 17

scruples

Answer 17

morals or ethics that stop you from doing something wrong; hesitation or doubt about an action

Question 18

squalor

Answer 18

dirty, unpleasant, miserable living conditions

Question 19

propagate

Answer 19

spread or produce ideas OR animals reproducing