Vocabulary Words | Lessons 19-21

Question 1

dilatory

Answer 1

intended to delay, tending to postpone or delay

Question 2

languid

Answer 2

lacking energy, spirit, or force; slow

Question 3

lethargy

Answer 3

a severe lack of energy and enthusiasm; apathy and inactivity

Question 4

melancholy

Answer 4

a) deep sadness or depression; gloom
b) sad and gloomy; pensive

Question 5

quiescent

Answer 5

being still, quiet, or inactive

Question 6

repose

Answer 6

a) rest; relaxation; peacefulness
b) to lie down; to rest

Question 7

sloth

Answer 7

laziness; avoiding work or effort

Question 8

somnambulate

Answer 8

to sleepwalk

Question 9

soporific

Answer 9

a) causing or tending to cause sleep
b) a medicine that causes sleep

Question 10

stupor

Answer 10

a confused condition of reduced consciousness; often brought on by shock or illness; a daze

Question 11

abhor

Answer 11

to hate intensely; to detest; to regard with horror or loathing

Question 12

affinity

Answer 12

a natural attraction, liking or feeling or kinship

Question 13

animosity

Answer 13

bitter hostility; open hatred

Question 14

ardent

Answer 14

passionate; showing strong enthusiasm or devotion

Question 15

disdain

Answer 15

a) to regard or treat with contempt or scorn; to despise
b) scorn; contempt and aloofness

Question 16

enamor

Answer 16

to inspire with love; to captivate

Question 17

estrange

Answer 17

to destroy affection or friendliness; to alienate; to make hostile

Question 18

kudos

Answer 18

praise for exceptional achievement

Question 19

pejorative

Answer 19

disrespectful; insulting; belittling

Question 20

repugnance

Answer 20

extreme dislike; disgust

Question 21

assail

Answer 21

to attack; to assult

Question 22

asylum

Answer 22

a) a place offering protection and safety, often from persecution; a shelter
b) an institution for the care of people who require organized supervision or assistance

Question 23

bulwark

Answer 23

a) a wall or an embankment used as protection
b) a strong defense of any type

Question 24

citadel

Answer 24

a fortress in a commanding position

Question 25

fortitude

Answer 25

strength in mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

Question 26

invincible

Answer 26

incapable of being overcome or defeated

Question 27

mettle

Answer 27

a) courage and strength of mind; spirit
b) innate or inherent quality of character and temperament

Question 28

resiliant

Answer 28

able to recover or spring back quickly

Question 29

stalwart

Answer 29

a) strong and dependable
b) a person who is strong and dependable

Question 30

stamina

Answer 30

endurance; ability to withstand prolonged physical or mental effort