Vocabulary test #2

Question 1

Abrasion

Answer 1

1: Wearing away or rubbing away by friction.
2: Causing wear by rubbing.
3: A scraped or worn area.
4: Harsh or rough in manner; irritating.

Question 2

Clad

Answer 2

Clothed or covered.

Question 3

Corroborate

Answer 3

To provide evidence to make more certain; to confirm.

Question 4

Cursory

Answer 4

Done in a hurry and with little attention to detail.

Question 5

Dehydrate

Answer 5

1: To remove the water from.
2: To cause to lose bodily fluids.

Question 6

Derive

Answer 6

1: To take or receive from a source.
2: To obtain through reasoning.

Question 7

Electrify

Answer 7

1: To wire or equip with electric power.
2: To thrill or shock.

Question 8

Endeavor

Answer 8

1: To attempt earnestly.
2: A serious, earnest effort towards a goal.

Question 9

Gingerly

Answer 9

Cautious; very careful.

Question 10

Grimace

Answer 10

To make a face expressing feelings of pain, disgust, or contempt.

Question 11

Gruesome

Answer 11

Causing horror or disgust.

Question 12

Inventory

Answer 12

The stock of goods on hand.

Question 13

Simulate

Answer 13

1: To take on the qualities of another; to imitate.
2: To pretend.

Question 14

Succumb

Answer 14

1: To give up or give in to; to yield.
2: To cease to exist; to die.

Question 15

Surmise

Answer 15

A guess; a prediction.