Vocab 5

Question 1

avert

Answer 1

(v) – to turn away (usually one’s eyes); to prevent something from happening

Question 2

*benign

Answer 2

(adj) – favorable; of a mild type or character; not cancerous

Question 3

confide

Answer 3

(v) – to tell someone about a secret matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others; to tell someone in confidence

Question 4

*congregate

Answer 4

(v) - to come together into a group or crowd; gather

Question 5

conviction

Answer 5

(n) – a strong belief or opinion

Question 6

*diminish

Answer 6

(v) - to become gradually less (as in size or importance); dwindle

Question 7

*exuberant

Answer 7

(adj) - joyfully enthusiastic (enthusiastic means filled with excitement)

Question 8

gravitate

Answer 8

(v) - to move toward something

Question 9

impose

Answer 9

(v) - to force somebody to accept something or put up with something

Question 10

indulgent

Answer 10

(adj) - tending to give in to someone’s desires; lenient

Question 11

Spell:

(adj) – favorable; of a mild type or character; not cancerous

Answer 11

benign

Question 12

Spell:

(v) - to come together into a group or crowd; gather

Answer 12

congregate

Question 13

Spell:

(v) - to become gradually less (as in size or importance); dwindle

Answer 13

diminish

Question 14

Spell:

adj) - joyfully enthusiastic (enthusiastic means filled with excitement

Answer 14

exuberant

Question 15

meticulous

Answer 15

(adj) – showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

Question 16

obsolete

Answer 16

(adj) - no longer produced or used; out of date

Question 17

prohibit

Answer 17

(v) - to formally forbid something by authority

Question 18

recount

Answer 18

(v) - to tell someone about something in detail

Question 19

regulate

Answer 19

(v) – to control or supervise something (e.g., the government regulates some things, such as the postal service)

Question 20

*relinquish

Answer 20

(v) – to give up; to release

Question 21

*requisition

Answer 21

(n) – an official order requesting materials or services

Question 22

ruefully

Answer 22

(adj) - sadly; regretfully; mournfully

Question 23

*serene

Answer 23

(adj) - showing complete calm

Question 24

*solemn

Answer 24

(adj) - serious and dignified in appearance or behavior

Question 25

Spell:

(adj) – showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

Answer 25

meticulous

Question 26

Spell:

(adj) - no longer produced or used; out of date

Answer 26

obsolete

Question 27

Spell:

(v) – to give up; to release

Answer 27

relinquish

Question 28

Spell:

(n) – an official order requesting materials or services

Answer 28

requisition

Question 29

Spell:

(adj) - showing complete calm

Answer 29

serene

Question 30

Spell:

(adj) - serious and dignified in appearance or behavior

Answer 30

solemn