Vocabulary List #1

Question 1

Cagey

Answer 1

crafty, sly, cautious

Question 2

Brassy

Answer 2

Arrogent, Bold

Question 3

Ornery

Answer 3

Cranky, Disagreeable

Question 4

Chronic

Answer 4

long lasting; ongoing (usually problematic: tardiness, pain, sleep issues)

Question 5

acute

Answer 5

-adj- sharp; intense (like noise or pain)

Question 6

cleave

Answer 6

-v- to cut, to slice through

Question 7

induce

Answer 7

-v- to cause (something to occur)

Question 8

provocative

Answer 8

-adj- stimulating thinking, emotions, even controversy

Question 9

parched

Answer 9

-adj- dried out- often due to lack of H20

Question 10

scowling

Answer 10

-adj- frowning; glaring

Question 11

overzealous

Answer 11

-adj- overenthusiastic

Question 12

taut

Answer 12

-adj- rigid; tense (could describe a someone’s body language)

Question 13

grimace

Answer 13

-n- a pained facial expression (either emotional pain or physical pain)

Question 14

array

Answer 14

-n- a display; an assortment (like flavors in an ice cream shop)

Question 15

feign

Answer 15

-v- to pretend, to fake

Question 16

compel

Answer 16

• v- to strongly encourage or even force (someone to act)

Question 17

flustered

Answer 17

• adj - agitated, confused, rattled

Question 18

wield

Answer 18

• v— to use, to exercise, to exert (ex. soldiers wield their weapon in battle)

Question 19

placate

Answer 19

-v- to calm; to soothe

Question 20

impregnable

Answer 20

-adj- invincible, impenetrable (like a fortress or a strong defense in court)

Question 21

forlorn

Answer 21

adj- depressed; miserable

Question 22

insinuate

Answer 22

• v- to suggest or hint at in an indirect or subtle way

Question 23

fester

Answer 23

-v- to to get more intense (like unresolved anger or an untreated wound)

Question 24

garish

Answer 24

-adj- overly dressed or made up to the point of being tacky

Question 25

shrewd

Answer 25

-adj-very perceptive, sharp-witted, clever, even crafty