Vocabulary 14-31

Question 1

Ominous

Answer 1

indicating that something bad is going to happen

Question 2

Benign

Answer 2

kind;harmless

Question 3

Illiteracy

Answer 3

inability to read or write

Question 4

Intolerant

Answer 4

willing to put up with something

Question 5

Taut

Answer 5

tightly stretched

Question 6

Infuse

Answer 6

to pour into and fill with something; to inspire or soak with something

Question 7

Enthrall

Answer 7

to captivate or charm; capture and keep someone’s attention

Question 8

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 8

a characteristic, habit, or mannerism that is particular to an individual

Question 9

Lethargic

Answer 9

drowsy, sluggish, lazy, apathetic

Question 10

Accumulate

Answer 10

to gather into a mass; to form a steadily increasing quantity

Question 11

Plethora

Answer 11

an over abundance

Question 12

Constitution

Answer 12

the physical make-up of a person

Question 13

Vitality

Answer 13

power to survive; great physical strength

Question 14

Confine

Answer 14

to prevent someone from leaving a place

Question 15

Tyrant

Answer 15

a person of authority who abuses his or her power

Question 16

Ultimatum

Answer 16

a final demand

Question 17

Shambles

Answer 17

a scene of destruction

Question 18

Civilized

Answer 18

to act in a civil behavior in a civilized setting; well mannered and polite