Vocab Quiz (On Sheets 1&2)

Question 1

Absorbent

Answer 1

A substance/item that soaks up liquid easily.

Question 2

Absorbing

Answer 2

Intensely interesting; engrossing

Question 3

Abyss

Answer 3

A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.

Question 4

Allay

Answer 4

Diminish or put at rest

Question 5

Anonymous

Answer 5

Not identified by name; of unknown name

Question 6

Concede

Answer 6

Admit something is true after denying it

Question 7

Curtail

Answer 7

Reduce in extent or quantity

Question 8

Daunt

Answer 8

Make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive

Question 9

Descry

Answer 9

Catch sight of

Question 10

Devastate

Answer 10

Cause severe and overwhelming shock or grief

Question 11

Dilate

Answer 11

Make or become wider, longer, or more open

Question 12

Dissension

Answer 12

Disagreement that leads to discord

Question 13

Epic (noun)

Answer 13

A long poem, typically one derived from ancient adventures of heroic or legendary figures/history of a nation.

Question 14

Erroneous

Answer 14

Wrong or incorrect

Question 15

Insinuate

Answer 15

Suggest or hint in an indirect or unpleasant way

Question 16

Pensive

Answer 16

Enagaged in deep or serious thought

Question 17

Recede

Answer 17

Go or move back further from a previous position

Question 18

Respite (noun)

Answer 18

A delay/cessation for a time; an interval of relief.

Question 19

Subsist

Answer 19

Maintain/support oneself, especially at a minimal level

Question 20

Vagrant (adj)

Answer 20

Homeless/drifting

Question 21

Affect (verb)

Answer 21

have an effect on; make a difference to

Question 22

Aversion

Answer 22

have a strong dislike or disinclination

Question 23

Chagrin (noun)

Answer 23

distress/embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated

Question 24

Discriminate (verb)

Answer 24

recognize a distinction; discriminate

Question 25

Effect (verb)

Answer 25

cause something to happen; to bring about

Question 26

Elicit

Answer 26

evoke or draw out a response, answer, or fact from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or questions.

Question 27

Elusive

Answer 27

hard to find, catch, or achieve

Question 28

Entail (verb)

Answer 28

involve something as a necessary/inevitable part or consequence

Question 29

Fallow (adj)

Answer 29

(of farmland) Plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility

Question 30

Hazardous

Answer 30

Risky; dangerous

Question 31

Illicit

Answer 31

Forbidden by law, rules, or custom

Question 32

Legendary

Answer 32

remarkable enough to be famous; very well known.

Question 33

Ludicrous

Answer 33

So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous

Question 34

Mercenary (adj)

Answer 34

Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics

Question 35

Nether

Answer 35

Lower in position

Question 36

Odious

Answer 36

Extremely unpleasant; repulsive

Question 37

Provisional (adj)

Answer 37

Arranged or existing for the pretense, possibly to be changed later

Question 38

Tumultuous

Answer 38

Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious

Question 39

Usurp

Answer 39

Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force

Question 40

Vestige

Answer 40

A trace of something that is disappearing of that no longer exists