| Question |
Answer |
| affable |
pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to |
| austere |
severe in manner or appearance |
| beleaguer |
to surround or harass, as with troubles |
| declivity |
a downward slope, as of ground |
| demure |
characterized by shyness and modesty |
| drone |
speaking in a monotonous tone; a continuous low humming sound |
| efface |
to wear away or wipe out |
| felicitous |
marked by happiness or good fortune |
| gaunt |
extremely thin and bony, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture |
| insatiable |
incapable of being satisfied or appeased |
| latent |
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential |
| oblique |
not straight or direct, as a course |
| opulence |
abundance, as of resources or goods |
| poignant |
keen or strong in mental appeal; affecting or moving the emotions |
| querulous |
characterized by constant complaint |
| reticence |
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved |
| scintillating |
characterized by being animated or vivacious |
| supersede |
to cause to be displaced or set aside |
| tenuous |
thin or slender in form, barely attached |
| undulant |
wavelike in motion or pattern |
| wistful |
having unfulfilled longing or yearning |
Biology Lab Midterm
