Vocabulary Set E

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Vocabulary Set E!

Study the vocabulary words and try to answer the Check up Test right after!

tepid

moderately warm; lukewarm; characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm

niche

a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing

dire

urgent; desperate; causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible

irate

angry; enraged

angst

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish

clandestine

characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception

opus

a musical composition; a literary work or composition, as a book

pique

to excite

(interest, curiosity, etc.)

tactless

lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt

pilfer

to steal, especially in small quantities

Worcestershire

a former county in central England, now part of Hereford and Worcester; the steak sauce

stoic

of or relating to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity

malaise

a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease; a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort

corroborate

to make more certain; confirm

ephemeral

lasting a very short time; being of temporary value or passing interest

misanthrope

a person who hates, dislikes, or distrusts most others; an antisocial, cynical, or unfriendly person

dupe

deceive; delude; trick; a person who is easily deceived or fooled

rut

a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles; a fixed or established mode of procedure or course of life, usually dull or unpromising

nook

a corner, as in a room

bland

not highly flavored; mild; tasteless; pleasantly gentle or agreeable; lacking in special interest, liveliness, individuality, etc.; insipid; dull

Check-up Test!

Identify the word through the given meaning!

Multiple Choice

a fixed or established mode of procedure or course of life, usually dull or unpromising

• ephemeral

• rut

• nook

• bland

Multiple Choice

a corner, as in a room

• ephemeral

• rut

• nook

• bland

Multiple Choice

lasting a very short time; being of temporary value or passing interest

• ephemeral

• rut

• nook

• bland

Multiple Choice

not highly flavored; mild; tasteless

• ephemeral

• rut

• nook

• bland

Multiple Choice

undiplomatic; offendingly blunt

• niche

• dire

• clandestine

• tactless

Multiple Choice

a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing

• niche

• dire

• clandestine

• tactless

Multiple Choice

characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception

• niche

• dire

• clandestine

• tactless

Multiple Choice

to excite

• malaise

• misanthrope

• pilfer

• pique

Multiple Choice

to steal, especially in small quantities

• malaise

• misanthrope

• pilfer

• pique

Multiple Choice

a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort

• malaise

• misanthrope

• pilfer

• pique