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Vocabulary Set 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abstruse | hard to understand |
| amphibious | capable of living or operating on land and water |
| concentric | sharing the same center |
| eminent | standing out or above others in quality or position |
| inadvertent | unintentional or accidental |
| insipid | dull,unexciting, or bland |
| marginal | barely adequate |
| maritime | having to do with navigation or commerce at sea |
| nautical | having to do with sailors,ships, or navigating |
| prodigious | awe-inspiring; unusually impressive or large |
| refractory | unruly;resisting authority |
| saccharine | overly sweet or agreeable |
| sensory | concerning the senses or sensations |
| stark | bare, harsh, blunt |
| subsequent | coming after in time,order, or place |
| supercilious | taking a superior attitude; haughty |
| tacit | unspoken; implied but not expressed |
| thermal | concerning or caused by heat |
| transcendent | beyond the material world |
| vicarious | experiencing indirectly through another |