vocabulary list four

Question 1

cerebral

Answer 1

adj. intellectual

Question 2

collusion

Answer 2

n. a secret cooperation (usually to cheat or deceive)

Question 3

inundate

Answer 3

v. to overwhelm or flood

Question 4

lenient

Answer 4

adj. indulgent, tolerant

Question 5

lucid

Answer 5

adj. expressed clearly and easy to understand

Question 6

malevolent

Answer 6

adj. evil

Question 7

mercurial

Answer 7

adj. unpredictable

Question 8

morose

Answer 8

adj. sullen and ill-tempered

Question 9

noxious

Answer 9

adj. harmful and poisonous

Question 10

obtuse

Answer 10

adj. blunt, lacking intellect

Question 11

ornate

Answer 11

adj. elaborately decorated

Question 12

paradox

Answer 12

n. a contradictory statement

Question 13

pertinacious

Answer 13

adj. stubborn

Question 14

primeval

Answer 14

adj. relating to the earliest ages of history

Question 15

punctilious

Answer 15

adj. proper, concerned with rules

Question 16

quaint

Answer 16

adj. attractively unusual and old fashioned

Question 17

refract

Answer 17

v. to alter or change

Question 18

reproved

Answer 18

v. to reprimand

Question 19

revoked

Answer 19

v. to take back, to withdraw

Question 20

salve

Answer 20

n. ointment used to prompt the healing of skin

Question 21

sycophants

Answer 21

n. a person who uses flattery to gain advantage from an influential person

Question 22

tome

Answer 22

n. a large, heavy book

Question 23

transient

Answer 23

adj. lasting for a short amount of time

Question 24

trite

Answer 24

adj. unoriginal, overused, hackneyed

Question 25

ubiquitous

Answer 25

adj. existing everywhere

Question 26

vigilant

Answer 26

adj. alertly watchful (for danger)

Question 27

vitriolic

Answer 27

adj. harsh, bitter

Question 28

wrath

Answer 28

n. extreme anger

Question 29

wane

Answer 29

v. to decrease

Question 30

zenith

Answer 30

n. the most successful point of something. climax

Question 31

zephyrs

Answer 31

n. a gentle breeze