Vocab Units 27-30

Question 1

Having a vague or hidden meaning; puzzling

Answer 1

Cryptic

Question 2

Suggested but not directly expressed; unstated, but able to be understood

Answer 2

Implicit

Question 3

Inclined to seek revenge; vengeful

Answer 3

Vindictive

Question 4

To represent in pictures or words; describe

Answer 4

Depicts

Question 5

To burst or break apart

Answer 5

Rupture

Question 6

Lacking something essential; inadequate

Answer 6

Deficient

Question 7

To soak or fill as much as possible

Answer 7

Saturate

Question 8

Harmful

Answer 8

Detrimental

Question 9

Opposite of what might be expected

Answer 9

Ironic

Question 10

A holding back or blocking of some action, feeling, or thought

Answer 10

Inhibition

Question 11

To bring (oneself or someone else) to accept

Answer 11

Reconcile

Question 12

The natural environment of an animal or plant

Answer 12

Habitat

Question 13

Making a show of excellence or importance, especially when undeserved

Answer 13

Pretentious

Question 14

Capable of making an error

Answer 14

Fallible

Question 15

To make smaller or narrower, as by squeezing or shrinking

Answer 15

Constrict

Question 16

Covering all possible details; complete; thorough

Answer 16

Exhaustive

Question 17

Friendly, pleasant, and kind

Answer 17

Genial

Question 18

Offensive to the senses, feelings, or thoughts; disgusting

Answer 18

Vile

Question 19

To plan or express in an orderly way

Answer 19

Formulate

Question 20

Practical

Answer 20

Pragmatic

Question 21

Softened; toned down; made less intense

Answer 21

Muted

Question 22

Temporary; passing soon or quickly

Answer 22

Transient

Question 23

Enthusiastic and devoted

Answer 23

Avid

Question 24

To make calm or peaceful

Answer 24

Pacify

Question 25

To draw forth, as a mental image or a feeling

Answer 25

Evoke

Question 26

To gradually lessen or shrink

Answer 26

Dwindle

Question 27

To settle (a conflict) by acting as a go-between

Answer 27

Mediate

Question 28

High regard; respect; favorable opinion

Answer 28

Esteem

Question 29

To promote development by providing nourishment, support, and protection

Answer 29

Nurture

Question 30

Something handed down from people who have come before

Answer 30

Legacy

Question 31

To drive away as if by scattering; cause to vanish

Answer 31

Dispel

Question 32

Size

Answer 32

Magnitude

Question 33

Ordinary; everyday

Answer 33

Mundane

Question 34

Stated or shown clearly and exactly

Answer 34

Explicit

Question 35

Having conflicting feelings about someone or something

Answer 35

Ambivalent

Question 36

To cause (something) to become; make

Answer 36

Render

Question 37

Not easily understood; not clearly expressed

Answer 37

Obscure

Question 38

Cool and reserved; distant in personal relations

Answer 38

Aloof

Question 39

To increase; make greater, as in strength or quantity

Answer 39

Augment

Question 40

Length of life

Answer 40

Longevity