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Quiz ATOTC
For Mrs. Mckinney's quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acuity | Keeness of perception |
| Impute | To blame |
| Emaciated | Under-nourished |
| Incorrigible | Not reformable |
| Blunderbuss | A gun |
| Infallible | Incapable of error |
| Florid | Full of color, rosy |
| Laconic | Clear, concise |
| Implacable | Incapable of being comforted |
| Latent | Capable of emerging but has not yet |
| Sublime | Exalted |
| Voluptuous | Full of delight |
| Supercilious | Arrogent |
| Vociferous | Outcry |
| Trepidation | Tremor |
| Impel | To urge forward |
| Excrable | Extreemly bad, deserving of hate |
| Furtive | Secretive in a stealthy way |
| Falicitous | Happy or delightful |
| Affable | Friendly, courteous |
| Evanescent | Fleeting, impermanent |
| Capitulate | To surrender |
| Antipathy | Dislike or distaste |
| Engender | To cause or produce |
| Docile | Obedient, passive |
| Debauchery | Moral corruption |
| Defference | Courteous; going along with others |
| Disparage | To degrade |
| Diffidence | Shyness or reserve |
| Myraid | A large indefinite number |
| Trifling | Not significant |
| Magnanimity | Generous |
| Vivacious | Lively |
| Slovenly | Messy, untidy |
| Sequestered | To seclude |
| Scrupulous | Very careful, conscientious |
| Levity | Excessive frivolity |
| Palpable | Perceptible, easily noticable, touchable |
| Morose | Sullen, gloomy |
| Remonstrate | To protest |
| Munificent | Very generous |
| Obsequious | Overly attentive, servile |
| Placid | Peaceful, calm |
| Propensity | Preference, natural inclination |
| Omnious | Threatening |
| Potentate | A monarch or powerful ruler |
| Sonorous | Resonant, rich sound |
| Pernicious | Very deadly, destructive |
| Precocious | Exceptionally early in development |
| Apocryphal | Of doubtful authenticity |