Vocabulary Words 10/13

Question 1

prevent or obstruct by taking action ahead of time

Answer 1

Forestall

Question 2

dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.

Answer 2

Impugn

Question 3

of, relating to, or resulting from motion

Answer 3

Kinetic

Question 4

a person who commits a crime or some other wrong

Answer 4

Malefactor

Question 5

drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Answer 5

Oust

Question 6

lacking any obvious principle of organization

Answer 6

Haphazard

Question 7

special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.

Answer 7

Jargon

Question 8

displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

Answer 8

Languid

Question 9

newborn

Answer 9

Neonate

Question 10

gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.).

Answer 10

Pander

Question 11

the action or process of flowing or flowing out.

Answer 11

Flux

Question 12

impossible to stop or prevent

Answer 12

Inexorable

Question 13

an oven used for making pottery

Answer 13

Kiln

Question 14

able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking.

Answer 14

Malleable

Question 15

a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled.

Answer 15

Orator

Question 16

a person who is abnormally anxious about their health

Answer 16

Hypochondriac

Question 17

having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner

Answer 17

Jaunty

Question 18

an immature form of an animal that looks very different from the adult

Answer 18

Larva

Question 19

the state or quality of being nonchalant; cool indifference or lack of concern; casualness.

Answer 19

Nonchalance

Question 20

transparent; clear

Answer 20

Pellucid