Vocab Ch 4-6

Which word means small; token

• fruitless

• viable

• nominal

• obsolete

• superficial

Which word means capable of succeeding, working or living?

• straightforward

• shrewd

• viable

• innate

• durable

Which word means causing grief; sad?

• profane

• doleful

• feudal

• seismic

• painstaking

Which word means to nourish; to help grow or develop?

• rite

• respite

• ethical

• nurture

• durable

Which word means to conclude by reasoning; to infer?

• bungle

• irrelevant

• scrutinize

• deduce

• vapid

Which word means sincerity; honesty?

• adjacent

• candor

• doleful

• wallow

• taut

Which word means to evade the main point by arguing over petty details; an irrelevant argument.

• rampart

• rite

• terrestrial

• ethical

• quibble

Which word means unnaturally pale, as from illness or distress?

• wan

• superficial

• vapid

• wane

• bizarre

Which word means seriousness in manner; a state of abstinence from drugs or alcohol?

• taut

• sobriety

• wallow

• candor

• duress

Which word means a short rest or period of relief; delay?

• rite

• pommel

• gaudy

• respite

• acute