Vocabulary Test 8

Respite

• in low spirits from a loss of hope
• a soft boggy area of land
• state of feeling hostile toward someone
• a short period of rest

Terse

• abrupt
• roomy, huge
• lethargic
• easily seen or noticed

Curtail

• to overcome with fear
• to cut short
• having doubts
• overused

Verbose

• extremely unpleasant, repulsive
• easily seen or noticed
• a short period of rest
• expressed in more words than needed

Skeptical

• having doubts or reservations
• showing smug satisfaction with one's achievements
• expressed in more words than needed
• roomy, huge

Enmity

• having doubts or reservations
• expressed in more words than needed
• a feeling of hatred
• marked by self-satisfaction

Despondent

• lethargic
• abrupt
• hopeless
• overused

Quagmire

• a short period of rest
• a soft boggy area of land
• state of feeling hostile to someone
• lethargic

Daunt

• easily seen or noticed
• roomy, huge
• to overcome with fear
• extremely unpleasant

Capacious

• extremely unpleasant
• lethargic
• easily seen or noticed
• roomy, huge