Vocab Units 7-9

Question 1

brawl

Answer 1

(n.) a noisy quarrel or fight; (v.) to quarrel or fight noisily

Question 2

detest

Answer 2

(v.) to hate, dislike very much, loathe

Question 3

flagrant

Answer 3

(adj.) extremely bad, glaring; scandalous, notorious

Question 4

fluster

Answer 4

(v.) to make or become confused, agitated, or nervous; (n.) a state of confusion or agitation

Question 5

momentum

Answer 5

(n.) the force or speed with which something moves

Question 6

notable

Answer 6

(adj.) striking, remarkable; (n.) a person who is well known, distinguished, or outstanding in some way

Question 7

paradox

Answer 7

(n.) a self-contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities

Question 8

prior

Answer 8

(adj.) earlier, former

Question 9

salvo

Answer 9

(n.) a sudden burst of gunfire or cannon shot, often as a tribute or salute.

Question 10

vigilant

Answer 10

(adj.) alert and watchful, especially to avoid danger.

Question 11

amiss

Answer 11

Faulty, imperfect, or in a mistaken or improper way.

Question 12

domestic

Answer 12

Native to a country; related to household affairs.

Question 13

flaw

Answer 13

A slight fault, defect, or crack.

Question 14

fledgling

Answer 14

An inexperienced young person or a young bird that has just acquired its feathers.

Question 15

foremost

Answer 15

Chief, most important, or primary.

Question 16

nurture

Answer 16

To bring up, care for, train, or nourish.

Question 17

perjury

Answer 17

(n.) The act of swearing to a lie.

Question 18

presume

Answer 18

To take for granted, assume or suppose, to dare, take upon oneself, take liberties

Question 19

proficient

Answer 19

Skilled, expert, or capable in any field or activity

Question 20

wrath

Answer 20

Intense anger

Question 21

abnormal

Answer 21

not usual, not typical, strange

Question 22

catastrophe

Answer 22

a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure

Question 23

decrease

Answer 23

(v.) to become or make less
(n.) a lessening

Question 24

flourish

Answer 24

to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air

Question 25

insubordinate

Answer 25

disobedient, rebellious

Question 26

onslaught

Answer 26

a violent attack; a sudden rush of something

Question 27

outstrip

Answer 27

to get ahead of, do better than, exceed

Question 28

prudent

Answer 28

cautious, careful, showing good sense

Question 29

quench

Answer 29

(v.) to put out, extinguish, end

Question 30

swerve

Answer 30

(v.) to turn aside sharply, (n.) a sharp or sudden turn

Question 31

capsize

Answer 31

(v.) to turn bottom side up, upset

Question 32

disputatious

Answer 32

(adj.) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate

Question 33

evict

Answer 33

(v.) to force out from a property, eject

Question 34

incentive

Answer 34

(n.) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action

Question 35

legible

Answer 35

(adj.) easily read

Question 36

nub

Answer 36

(n.) the central point or heart of a matter; a knob

Question 37

ordain

Answer 37

(v.) to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine

Question 38

pervade

Answer 38

(v.) to spread throughout

Question 39

remnant

Answer 39

A small part remaining behind

Question 40

simultaneous

Answer 40

Happening or existing at the same time

Question 41

bystander

Answer 41

(n.) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part

Question 42

canvass

Answer 42

(v.) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss

Question 43

downtrodden

Answer 43

(adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

Question 44

erode

Answer 44

(v.) to wear away gradually, eat away

Question 45

gruesome

Answer 45

(adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly

Question 46

melancholy

Answer 46

(adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy; (n.) sadness, gloominess

Question 47

ordeal

Answer 47

(n.) a difficult or painful experience, a trial

Question 48

persist

Answer 48

(v.) to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain

Question 49

Quibble

Answer 49

(v.) to evade or belittle a point words or raising minor objections; (n.) a pretty objection

Question 50

Vital

Answer 50

(adj.) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key,crucial

Question 51

Accelerate

Answer 51

(v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly

Question 52

Casual

Answer 52

(adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular baisis; showing little concern; informal

Question 53

Entice

Answer 53

(v.) to attract, tempt

Question 54

Flounder

Answer 54

(v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

Question 55

Graphic

Answer 55

(adj.) life like, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts

Question 56

Parch

Answer 56

(v.) to dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat

Question 57

Puny

Answer 57

(adj.) of less than normal strength or size; of no importance

Question 58

Ratify

Answer 58

(v.) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm

Question 59

Regal

Answer 59

(adj.) royal, kinglike; fit for a king

Question 60

Stifle

Answer 60

(v.) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off