Vocab Words Feb 16

Question 1

alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive

Answer 1

vacillate

Question 2

a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging

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vagrant

Question 3

present, appearing, or found everywhere

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ubiquitous

Question 4

(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked

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wanton

Question 5

having a smoothly rising and falling form or outline

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undulating

Question 6

playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way

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whimsical

Question 7

a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

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zealot

Question 8

the time at which something is most powerful or successful

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zenith

Question 9

relating to or adapted for walking

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ambulatory

Question 10

add (something) as an attachment or supplement

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append

Question 11

relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral

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atavistic

Question 12

a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen

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augury

Question 13

dealing with s matters in a comical way; humorously indecent

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bawdy

Question 14

argue about petty and trivial matters (of water) flow or fall with a gentle repetitive noise; patter

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bicker

Question 15

a loud and confused noise, especially that of people showing vehemently

Answer 15

clamor

Question 16

arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code; arrange according to a plan or system

Answer 16

codify

Question 17

tending to be different or develop in different directions (of a series) increasing indefinitely as more of its terms are added

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divergent

Question 18

pour a liquid over; drench, extinguish (a fire or light)

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douse

Question 19

try hard to do or achieve something; an attempt to achieve a goal

Answer 19

endeavor

Question 20

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

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evanescent