VOCAB UNIT 10

Question 1

Truncate

Answer 1

to shorten by chopping off the end

Question 2

baneful

Answer 2

causing woe; destructive, harmful, deadly

Question 2

circumspect

Answer 2

prudent, cautious

Question 3

admonish

Answer 3

to warn, to caution in counsel

Question 4

tantamount

Answer 4

of equal amount of significance or value

Question 5

neologism

Answer 5

a new word or phrase; a new usage of a word

Question 6

repite

Answer 6

a period of rest or relief

Question 7

capitulate

Answer 7

to surrender, give up, or give in

Question 8

aphorism

Answer 8

concise statement of truthhhhh or principle

Question 9

confute

Answer 9

to prove wrong; to refute decisively

Question 10

dexterous

Answer 10

adroit or skillful in the uses of hands or body

Question 11

entice

Answer 11

to lure, to attract, to tempt in a pleasing fashion

Question 12

indolent

Answer 12

lazy

Question 13

perfunctory

Answer 13

unenthusiastic; careless

Question 14

vapid

Answer 14

without liveliness; dull; spiritless

Question 15

visage

Answer 15

a face or facial expression

Question 16

slovenly

Answer 16

messy; characteristic of a slob

Question 17

stolid

Answer 17

showing little emotion or pain; emotionally solid

Question 18

taciturn

Answer 18

untalkative by nature

Question 19

egregious

Answer 19

extremely bad; flagrant