Vocab section 8

Question 1

What does the word impeccable (adj) mean?

Answer 1

flawless; spotless; perfect

Question 2

What does the word attentive (adj) mean?

Answer 2

paying attention

Question 3

What does the word dainty (adj) mean?

Answer 3

delicately small and pretty

Question 4

What does the word dominant (adj) mean?

Answer 4

commanding, controlling; having great influence over others

Question 5

What does the word efficient (adj) mean?

Answer 5

capable of producing the desired results, esp. without waste

Question 6

What does the word furrowed (adj) mean?

Answer 6

marked by lines or wrinkles caused by frowning or concentration

Question 7

What does the word henpecked (adj) mean?

Answer 7

nagged and bossed by one’s wife (“henpecked” refers to a husband)

Question 8

What does the word illogical (adj) mean?

Answer 8

lacking sense or clear reasoning; irrational

Question 9

What does the word jostle (v) mean?

Answer 9

to run or knock against so as to jar; push roughly

Question 10

What does the word leisurely (adj) mean?

Answer 10

unhurried or relaxed

Question 11

What does the word mesmerized (adj) mean?

Answer 11

fascinated; hypnotized; intensely focused on

Question 12

What does the word murmur (v) mean?

Answer 12

to say in a voice too low to be heard clearly

Question 13

What does the word numerous (adj) mean?

Answer 13

many; several

Question 14

What does the word paralyzed (adj) mean?

Answer 14

unable to move; powerless

Question 15

What does the word persistent (adj) mean?

Answer 15

stubbornly determined

Question 16

Would does the plait (v) mean?

Answer 16

to braid

Question 17

What does the word tentative (adj)

Answer 17

not fully worked out or developed (e.g., tentative plans); hesitant or uncertain

Question 18

What does the word urgent (adj) mean?

Answer 18

requiring immediate action or attention

Question 19

What does the word vivid (adj) mean?

Answer 19

very strong or bright (e.g., vivid colors; a vivid memory)

Question 20

What does the word wail (v) mean?

Answer 20

to cry out in pain, anger, or sadness; to sob

Question 21

How do you spell the word that means flawless; spotless; perfect

Answer 21

Impeccable

Question 22

How do you spell the word that means paying attention

Answer 22

Attentive

Question 23

How do you spell the word that means commanding, controlling; having great influence over others

Answer 23

Dominant

Question 24

How do you spell the word that means capable of producing the desired results, esp. without waste

Answer 24

efficient

Question 25

How do you spell the word that means lacking sense or clear reasoning; irrational

Answer 25

Illogical

Question 26

How do you spell the word that means unhurried or relaxed

Answer 26

Leisurely

Question 27

How do you spell the word that means many; several

Answer 27

Numerous

Question 28

How do you spell the word that means unable to move; powerless

Answer 28

Paralyzed

Question 29

How do you spell the word that means stubbornly determined

Answer 29

Persistent

Question 30

How do you spell the word that means requiring immediate action or attention

Answer 30

Urgent