Vocabulary Set #2

Question 1

legacy

Answer 1

(n) inheritance; anything handed down from the past
* The boy’s legacy would be to become a soldier like his father and grandfather.*

Question 2

grotesgue

Answer 2

(adj) strange; absurd
* The grotesque image of a one eyed, one horned, flying, purple people eater disturbed me.*

Question 3

elude

Answer 3

(v) escape

The criminal was able to elude the police officers by hiding in the culvert.

Question 4

reverential

Answer 4

(adj) deeply respectful
* Since her respected her deeply in life, he made a reverential trip to her grave each month after her death.*

Question 5

pious

Answer 5

(adj) devoted to one’s religion
* Since he considered to be married to the church, the Pope is a pious man.*

Question 6

inert

Answer 6

(adj) inactive; dull
* When students sit passively without thinking or commenting, even the teacher considers it an inert class.*

Question 7

trepidation

Answer 7

(n) anxious uncertainty
* When she did not immediately say “yes” after his proposal, he waited with trepidation.*

Question 8

oblique

Answer 8

(adj) not straight or direct
* Coming neither form the street in front of us or from the balcony above us, the water was thrown at us from an oblique angle.*

Question 9

deluge

Answer 9

(n) rush; flood
* Black Friday brings a deluge of shoppers to the malls in hopes of a holiday deal.*

Question 10

myriad

Answer 10

(adj) countless

After 13 years of teaching, I have heard a myriad of excuses from students who didn’t complete their homework.