Vocabulary Words 1-4

Question 0

Somnambulist

Answer 0

N. sleepwalker

Question 1

Jettison

Answer 1

V. To discard; to cast off as an encumbrance

Question 2

Intrepid

Answer 2

Adj. fearless, bold

Question 3

Archetype

Answer 3

N. the original pattern or model

Question 4

Harbinger

Answer 4

N. forerunner, herald

Question 5

Flotilla

Answer 5

N. a fleet of small ships

Question 6

Truculent

Answer 6

Adj. savage; fierce

Question 7

Exodus

Answer 7

N. a mass departure

Question 8

Ambulatory

Answer 8

Adj. walking or moving; alterable

Question 9

Altercation

Answer 9

N. a noisy dispute

Question 10

Expunge

Answer 10

V. to strike out; to erase; to remove

Question 11

Equilibrium

Answer 11

N. a state of balance

Question 12

Remorse

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N. regret for having done wrong

Question 13

Gauntlet

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N. a thick, heavy glove; a glove from a suit of armor

Question 14

Ovation

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N. enthusiastic display of approval; applause

Question 15

Languid

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Adj. drooping; sluggish

Question 16

Whet

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V. To sharpen; to stimulate

Question 17

Ambrosial

Answer 17

Adj. delicious, fragrant, divine

Question 18

Promontory

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N. a high point of land or rock projecting into the water

Question 19

Festoon

Answer 19

N. a decorative chain or strip hung in a curve between two points