Vocabulary #4

Question 1

cleave (v.)

Answer 1

split or sever something along a natural line or grain; stick fast to

Question 2

futility (n.)

Answer 2

pointlessness or uselessness

Question 3

garish (adj.)

Answer 3

obtrusively bright and showy; lurid

Question 4

inconspicuous (adj.)

Answer 4

not clearly visible or attracting attention; not conspicuous

Question 5

malignant (adj.)

Answer 5

malevolent

Question 6

perpetrate (v.)

Answer 6

carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action

Question 7

perpetual (adj.)

Answer 7

never ending or changing

Question 8

prerogative (n.)

Answer 8

a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class

Question 9

succint (adj.)

Answer 9

especially or something written or spoken: briefly and clearly expressed

Question 10

wane (v.)

Answer 10

especially of a condition or feeling: decrease in vigor, power, or extent; become weaker