Vocabulary #5

Question 1

(n.) a short account of an incident in someone’s life

Answer 1

anecdote

Question 2

(adj.) easily taught, led or managed; obedient

Answer 2

docile

Question 3

(v.) to beg, implore, ask earnestly

Answer 3

entreat

Question 4

(ad.) capable of being wrong, mistaken or inaccurate

Answer 4

fallible

Question 5

(ad.) liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness; inconsistent

Answer 5

fickle

Question 6

(n.) one who flees or runs away; (adj.) fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp

Answer 6

fugitive

Question 7

(n.) a very small part or quantity

Answer 7

iota

Question 8

(v.) to beat or knock about handle roughly; to mangle (n.) a very heavy hammer

Answer 8

maul

Question 9

(adj.) large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material

Answer 9

substantial

Question 10

(ad.) skilled in handling difficult situations or people; polite

Answer 10

tactful