Vocab Words 10-20

Question 1

confine

Answer 1

to put limits on; to restrict (the bird was confined in the cage)

Question 2

urge

Answer 2

desire or impulse, to encourage or persuade (he had a sudden urge to cheat on the test)

Question 3

contemplate

Answer 3

to think deeply about (he contemplated the consequences of cheating on his test)

Question 4

foment

Answer 4

to stir up (they could use their combat skills to foment a violent revolution)

Question 5

unmitigated

Answer 5

downright, utter, total (last year, his corn crop was an unmitigated disaster)

Question 6

dispatch

Answer 6

to send off a message or messanger (he decided to send a dispatch to the rest of the staff during lunch)

Question 7

endure

Answer 7

to withstand, sustain, or hold out against (he could only endure Lily for so long)

Question 8

brawl

Answer 8

an intense, loud fight, to fight loudly and disruptively (the brawl that occured in the bar the other night was said to have costed hundreds of dollars in repairs)

Question 9

unadorned

Answer 9

undecorated, plain (despite being the queen, Lily wore very unadorned clothing)

Question 10

onset

Answer 10

the beginning or early stages ( the onset of the flu was abrupt fever followed by vomiting and abdominal pain)