Vocabulary #24

Question 1

scanty

Answer 1

(adj) too little in amount; very small

Question 2

reverie

Answer 2

(n) daydream

Question 3

respite

Answer 3

(n) interval of relief; time from rest

Question 4

skirmish

Answer 4

(n) minor fight between small groups of soldiers; short argument

Question 5

slander

Answer 5

(n,v) defamation; to make a false statement about someone

Question 6

servile

Answer 6

(adj) wanting too much to please and obey somebody; fawning

Question 7

spry

Answer 7

(adj) quick in movement; vigorously active

Question 8

squalor

Answer 8

(n) filth and misery; degradation

Question 9

subpoena

Answer 9

(n) an order from a judge summoning a witness to appear before court

Question 10

supercilious

Answer 10

(adj) full of contempt for others; arrogant

Question 11

tantalize

Answer 11

(v) to torment someone with the sight of something desirable but out of reach

Question 12

swindler

Answer 12

(n) a person who cheats people to get something from them

Question 13

transient

Answer 13

(adj) momentary; temporary

Question 14

unrequited

Answer 14

(adj) not reciprocated

Question 15

unscathed

Answer 15

(adj) unharmed

Question 16

volatile

Answer 16

(adj) changeable; explosive

Question 17

waive

Answer 17

(v) to give up a claim or a right voluntarily

Question 18

witticism

Answer 18

(n) a clever or funny remark

Question 19

zeal

Answer 19

(n) eager enthusiasm

Question 20

withstand

Answer 20

(v) successfully resist; stand up against