Vocabulary List 7

Question 1

Archipelago

Answer 1

(n) - a group of islands

Question 2

Careen

Answer 2

(v) - to put a boat on a beach, esp. for cleaning or repair

Question 3

Cavalier

Answer 3

(n) - gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship

Question 4

Contiguous

Answer 4

(adj.) - things that are close to each other/touching

Question 5

Correlate

Answer 5

(v) - have a mutual relationship or connection

Question 6

Etymology

Answer 6

(n) - the study of the origin of words and how they’ve changed

Question 7

Frenetic

Answer 7

(adj.) - fast and energetic, in a untamable way

Question 8

Kinetic

Answer 8

(adj.) - of, relating to, or resulting from motion

Question 9

Presage

Answer 9

(v) - be a sign of warning that something bad will happen

Question 10

Pulverize

Answer 10

(v) - reduce to fine particles

Question 11

Recondite

Answer 11

(adj.) - (of a subject) little known

Question 12

Repulse

Answer 12

(v) - cause (someone) to feel intense distaste and aversion

Question 13

Seismic

Answer 13

(adj.) - of or relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust

Question 14

Undulate

Answer 14

(v) - move with a smooth wavelike motion

Question 15

Upheaval

Answer 15

(n) - a violent or sudden change