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Power Plus Book G 2
Vocab. Lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does belittle mean? | to make fun of someone ex: like my brother |
| What does blase mean? | uninterested or unimpressed because of frequent exposure or excess |
| What does concoct mean? | to devise cleverly |
| What is a decade? | ten years |
| What does diverse mean? | differing from each other; many and distinctly unalike |
| What does enuciate mean? | to speak articulately; to express clearly |
| What does hurtle mean? | 1. to move with great speed and force 2. to throw forcefully |
| What does improvise mean? | 1. to do or make with no preparation 2. to fashion using only immediately available materials |
| What does justle mean? | to bump push or shove |
| What does libel mean? | the act of printing a false statement of someone |
| What does mammoth mean? | 1. huge 2. a large hairy extinct elephant |
| What does paradox mean? | a statement or situation that is true; but it seems impossible |
| What does provincial mean? | 1. rural; pertaining to the customs of noncity dwellers 2. narrow in perspective unsophisticated |
| What does realm mean? | a domain; a field; a territory |
| What does undetermine mean? | to weaken by wearing away the foundation or support |