Vocabulary List #21

Question 1

To confuse; to cause to be unable to think clearly.

Answer 1

Befuddle

Question 2

Not paying attention to duties or responsibilities; negligent, careless.

Answer 2

Remiss

Question 3

Noisily and stubbornly defiant.

Answer 3

Obstreperous

Question 4

To attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; to enchant.

Answer 4

Captivate

Question 5

Quick and changeable in temperament; liable to sudden, unpredictable change.

Answer 5

Mercurial

Question 6

To drive off in various directions; to disperse; to cause to vanish; to alleviate.

Answer 6

Dispel

Question 7

A person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are; one who sees the best in everything; an optimist.

Answer 7

Idealist

Question 8

Using few words; expressing much in few words; concise.

Answer 8

Laconic

Question 9

Beginning to emerge; beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage.

Answer 9

Incipient

Question 10

Personified; given a human form to; personified or typified, as a quality or idea.

Answer 10

Incarnate