Vocabulary Terms Week 5

Question 1

laconic (adjective)

Answer 1

using very few words (person, speech, style of writing)
synonyms: brief, short
memory clue: lack of words

Question 2

harrowing (adjective)

Answer 2

emotionally disturbing or distressing, hard to bear emotionally
synonyms: disturbing, distressing, grievous
memory clue: disturbing

Question 3

aptitude (noun)

Answer 3

a natural ability to do something
synonyms: undergo, experience
memory clue: experience

Question 4

endure (verb)

Answer 4

suffer (something painful and difficult) patiently
synonyms: endurance
memory clue: endurance

Question 5

chronic (adjective)

Answer 5

persisting or recurring for a long time (illness)
Synonyms: persistent, long term
memory clue: illness

Question 6

cower (verb)

Answer 6

crouch down in fear or shame
synonyms: afraid
memory clue: cower to power

Question 7

giddy (adjective/ verb)

Answer 7

the feeling of whirling and dizziness, or the tendency to stagger or fall
synonyms: giddiness
memory clue: dizzy

Question 8

irascible (adjective)

Answer 8

easily provoked; irritable
synonyms: irritate
memory clue: irritate

Question 9

gossamer (noun)

Answer 9

fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn; something super fine and delicate
synonyms:delicate
memory clue: cobweb, small, fine

Question 10

queue (noun/ verb)

Answer 10

noun- a queue is a line of things, usually people
verb- to arrange or form a line of things
synonyms: line, row, file
memory clue: a line