vocab test 7-9

Question 1

assault

Answer 1

a sudden violent attack

Question 2

augur

Answer 2

to predict, forfeit; to foreshadow future events

Question 3

careen

Answer 3

to lean, sway or tip to one side while in motion

Question 4

cuisine

Answer 4

a style or manner of cooking; food prepared by an establishment

Question 5

gossamer

Answer 5

something extremely light & flimsy, flimsy, or delicate

Question 6

iridescent

Answer 6

displaying an array of lustrous colors like those of a rainbow

Question 7

noxious

Answer 7

harmful; corrupting

Question 8

palatable

Answer 8

acceptable or agreeable to the palate(tasty), to the mind, or to the feelings

Question 9

tandem

Answer 9

on following or behind another

Question 10

adverse

Answer 10

unfavorable, opposing one’s interest

Question 11

averse

Answer 11

having a strong feeling of opposition

Question 12

flounder

Answer 12

struggle or stumble clumsily

Question 13

founder

Answer 13

to fill with water; sink

Question 14

ingenious

Answer 14

cleverly inventive; resourceful

Question 15

ingenuous

Answer 15

innocent, unsuspecting

Question 16

persecute

Answer 16

to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment

Question 17

prosecute

Answer 17

to institute legal proceedings

Question 18

precede

Answer 18

to go before as in rank, importance, place, order, or time

Question 19

proceed

Answer 19

to move on or go forward, onward- especially after a pause; to carry on

Question 20

aspirant

Answer 20

one who aspires; aspiring or seeking to attain something value of importance

Question 21

assimilate

Answer 21

to bring into conformity; to make similar; absorb

Question 22

ensemble

Answer 22

a whole that is made up of parts all coming together and in harmony

Question 23

expiration

Answer 23

coming to an end; termination; emission of air from lungs

Question 24

inspiration

Answer 24

source of enthusiastic feeling/desire to do something new or creative

Question 25

semblance

Answer 25

outward appearance; resemblance or copy

Question 26

simile

Answer 26

figure of speech that compares two unlike things using words “like” or “as”

Question 27

simulate

Answer 27

to reproduce the conditions or characteristics of a situation; to create a model; imitate

Question 28

transpire

Answer 28

to occur; happen; to take place

Question 29

verisimilitude

Answer 29

appearance or semblance of truth; quality of seeming true