Vocabulary 5 - 6

Question 1

adumbrate

Answer 1

to describe vaguely; sketch an outline

foreshadow; overshadow

Question 2

arcane

Answer 2

known or understood only by a few; mysterious

Question 3

covert

Answer 3

concealed or hidden

Question 4

educe

Answer 4

to draw or bring out

to assume from evidence or facts; to deduce

Question 5

fathom

Answer 5

to understand or comprehend

Question 6

impenetrable

Answer 6

impossible to pierce, break through

impossible to understand

Question 7

impervious

Answer 7

incapable of being affected, harmed

Question 8

limpid

Answer 8

transparent; clear
calm, untroubled
easily understood

Question 9

manifest

Answer 9

obvious
to reveal
a list of passengers

Question 10

nebulous

Answer 10

cloudy, misty, hazy

vague

Question 11

adjunct

Answer 11

added or connected in a subordinate, temporary, or auxiliary position

Question 12

amalgamate

Answer 12

to combine into a whole; to unify

Question 13

compatriot

Answer 13

a person’s own country; a colleague

Question 14

conclave

Answer 14

a secret of confidential meeting

a meeting of family members or associates

Question 15

contiguous

Answer 15

neighboring; adjacent

without a break; uninterrupted

Question 16

diffuse

Answer 16

widely spread or scattered
wordy or unclear
not concentrated

Question 17

diverge

Answer 17

to extend in different directions; to branch out
to differ in opinion or manner
to deviate

Question 18

parity

Answer 18

equality

Question 19

synergy

Answer 19

cooperation of forces where the combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual parts

Question 20

transcend

Answer 20

to surpass; to be greater than