Vocabulary 11

Question 1

breach

Answer 1

v. make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defense)
v. break or fail to observe (a law, agreement, or code of conduct)

Question 2

bulwark

Answer 2

n. a defensive wall

n. a person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense

Question 3

tractable

Answer 3

adj. (of a person or animal) easy to control or influence

adj. (of a situation or problem) easy to deal with

Question 4

evanescent

Answer 4

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

Question 5

irate

Answer 5

adj. feeling or characterized by great anger

Question 6

insipid

Answer 6

adj. lacking flavor

adj. lacking vigor or interest

Question 7

imposing

Answer 7

adj. grand and impressive in appearance

Question 8

attenuate

Answer 8

v. reduce the force, effect, or value of

Question 9

amplitude

Answer 9

n. breadth, range, or magnitude

Question 10

virulent

Answer 10

adj. (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects
adj. bitterly hostile

Question 11

despot

Answer 11

n. a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way

Question 12

squander

Answer 12

v. waste (something, esp. money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner
v. allow (an opportunity) to pass or be lost

Question 13

amenable

Answer 13

adj. (of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled
adj. (amenable to) (of a thing) capable of being acted upon in a particular way; susceptible to

Question 14

bore

Answer 14

v. make (a hole) in something, esp. with a revolving tool
v. make (someone) feel weary and uninterested by tedious talk or dullness
v. [ no obj. ] make one’s way through (a crowd)

Question 15

forge

Answer 15

v. move forward gradually or steadily
v. make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it
v. create (a relationship or new conditions)

Question 16

malleable

Answer 16

adj. easily influenced; pliable

adj. (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking

Question 17

pliable

Answer 17

adj. easily bent; flexible

adj. easily influenced

Question 18

frugal

Answer 18

adj. sparing or economical with regard to money or food

adj. simple and plain and costing little

Question 19

prodigious

Answer 19

adj. remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
adj. unnatural or abnormal

Question 20

prodigal

Answer 20

adj. spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant
adj. having or giving something on a lavish scale

Question 21

lavish

Answer 21

adj. sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious

adj. (of a person) very generous or extravagant

Question 22

sumptuous

Answer 22

adj. splendid and expensive-looking

Question 23

splendid

Answer 23

adj. magnificent; very impressive

Question 24

outlandish

Answer 24

adj. looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar

adj. foreign; alien

Question 25

astute

Answer 25

adj. having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage

Question 26

meek

Answer 26

adj. quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive

Question 27

docile

Answer 27

adj. ready to accept control or instruction; submissive

Question 28

atrophy

Answer 28

v. gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect

Question 29

reconcile

Answer 29

v. restore friendly relations between
v. cause to coexist in harmony; make or show to be compatible
v. settle (a disagreement)
v. (reconcile someone to) make someone accept (a disagreeable or unwelcome thing)

Question 30

craven

Answer 30

adj. contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly

Question 31

capacity

Answer 31

n. the maximum amount that something can contain

n. the ability or power to do, experience, or understand something

Question 32

crafty

Answer 32

adj. clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods