Vocab Quiz 7

Question 1

to hypnotize, entrance

to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch

Answer 1

mesmerize

Question 2

incapable of being repaired or rectified

Answer 2

irreparable

Question 3

a false rumor

fabricated story

Answer 3

canard

Question 4

revolting in an unnatural or morbid way

suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys in the dead

Answer 4

ghoulish

Question 5

extremely difficult to understand

Answer 5

abtruse

Question 6

well behaved
dignifies
socially proper

Answer 6

decorous

Question 7

marked by a persistent absence of good luck

Answer 7

hapless

Question 8

living together in a herd or group
sociable
seeking the company of others

Answer 8

gregarious

Question 9

the power to produce a desired result

Answer 9

efficacy

Question 10

to trouble with demands

to beg for insistently

Answer 10

importune

Question 11

the lowest point

Answer 11

nadir

Question 12

the front or face of a building

a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind)

Answer 12

facade

Question 13

present in all places at all times

Answer 13

omnipresent

Question 14

aware, knowledgable, informed

having jurisdiction

Answer 14

cognizant

Question 15

a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end

Answer 15

machination

Question 16

no longer in existence of functioning

dead

Answer 16

defunct

Question 17

faultless

beyond criticism or blame

Answer 17

impeccable

Question 18

concise

using a few words

Answer 18

laconic

Question 19

light, airy, delicate
highly refined
suggesting what is heavenly

Answer 19

ethereal

Question 20

to become weak, feeble, or dull
to be depressed or dispirited
to suffer neglect

Answer 20

languish