Vocab TEST #4

Question 1

Paradigm

Answer 1

A model of reality or

Question 2

Rankle

Answer 2

To cause continuous irritation

Question 3

Infallible

Answer 3

Never making a mistake

Question 4

Arraign

Answer 4

To bring before a court of law

The burglar was arraigned on Friday because he stole a gold watch

Question 5

Copious

Answer 5

Great in a number

Copious amounts of trees are needed to produce a worldwide supply of paper

Question 6

Apprehend

Answer 6

To seize, to arrest

The apprehended the suspect after he fled the scene

Question 7

Germaine

Answer 7

Relevant

My point of sea temperatures rising was Germaine to climate change and global warming

Question 8

Amorphous

Answer 8

Without clean form

Question 9

Endeavor

Answer 9

To try hard, to be willing to face challenges for a goal

Columbus went on a dangerous endeavor to the new world

Question 10

Complacent

Answer 10

Satisfied with things as they are

The voters are too complacent to change the government

Question 11

Gingerly

Answer 11

Done Cautiously

Gingerly remove the red wire as not to damage the black wire

Question 12

Prudent

Answer 12

Cautious, Careful

Prudently remove the first layer to gain access to the second layer

Question 13

Bode

Answer 13

To auger, to foretell - often excessively

I bode that the world will end in 2012

Question 14

Grimace

Answer 14

To make a pained face

Joey made a funny grimace after getting shot in the leg

Question 15

Ameliorate

Answer 15

To make better

I believe that we should ameliorate our customer service so that we can better serve our customers

Question 16

Simulate

Answer 16

To try to replicate or to be like

The flight simulator simulates an aircraft.

Question 17

Pugnacious

Answer 17

Anxious to fight

Richard was pugnacious after hearing that his friend want to fight him

Question 18

Enigma

Answer 18

A puzzle, a puzzling problem.

I can’t solve this enigma, it’s too hard for me!

Question 19

Dissension

Answer 19

a disagreement leading to discord

The members that fired him cited his dissension as one of the reasons that they fired him

Question 20

Pusillanimous

Answer 20

Cowardly

He recoils with a pusillanimously when someone knocks on the door

Question 21

Disparity

Answer 21

A great difference

Intellectual disparity is a major problem at your school

Question 22

Impeccable

Answer 22

Perfect

His room was impeccable last week, now it is a mess again

Question 23

Frugal

Answer 23

Thrifly

Joey is frugal, he always wears trendy clothing

Question 24

Phlegmatic

Answer 24

As if full of hem of snot, slow

My sister is phlegmatic when she is tired

Question 25

Slovenly

Answer 25

Sloppily

The security guard slovenly opened my bag and took all of my belongings out.