Vocab week 7 flash cards

Question 1

Claustrophobia

Answer 1

1.An abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces

Question 2

Colleague

Answer 2

1.An associate or coworker of similar status

Question 3

Condescend

Answer 3

1. To lower oneself to position one considers inferior
2. To behave in an offensively superior manner
3. Showing an offensively superior manner

Question 4

Contingent

Answer 4

1. Conditional; depending on something else
2. Likely; but not certain to happen; possible
3. A group that is part of a larger one

Question 5

Daunt

Answer 5

1.To discourage or intimidate

Question 6

Deluge

Answer 6

1. A downpour of rain; a flood
2. A flood of anything
3. To flood or overwhelm

Question 7

Dispel

Answer 7

1.To clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering

Question 8

Dub

Answer 8

1.To give a title, nickname, or description to

Question 9

Fanfare

Answer 9

1. A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments

2. Any showy display

Question 10

Fledgling

Answer 10

1. A young bird just learning to fly
2. A young and inexperienced person
3. New and untested

Question 11

Inane

Answer 11

1. Empty; shallow or silly

2. Foolishness; a silly or pointless act

Question 12

Mettle

Answer 12

1.Courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit

Question 13

Negligible

Answer 13

1.Small and unimportant, not worth noticing

Question 14

Protract

Answer 14

1.To draw out or lengthen

Question 15

Replica

Answer 15

A copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original