Vocabulary List #20

Question 1

To change or vary the intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate; to adjust.

Answer 1

Modulate

Question 2

A means of testing worth or genuineness; a test or criterion for the quality of a thing.

Answer 2

Touchstone

Question 3

Characterized by riotous or unrestrained revelry, merriment, and good humor.

Answer 3

Waggish

Question 4

To settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place.

Answer 4

Ensconce

Question 5

Mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter and bloodshed.

Answer 5

Internecine

Question 6

Awkward; bungling; tactless; lacking tact, perception, or judgement.

Answer 6

Maladroit

Question 7

Very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning or attack; above or beyond criticism, change, or interference.

Answer 7

Sacrosanct

Question 8

A quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor.

Answer 8

Foray

Question 9

Intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan.

Answer 9

Tendentious

Question 10

A state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside.

Answer 10

Abeyance