vocab quiz 1

obscure

• relating to beauty or refined

   taste

• 
  not clearly expressed or easily understood

•  having knowledge or skill

• having a powerful desire for success or achievement

entrenched

• actively interested in or enthusiastic about something

• similar but not identical

• established firmly so that it cannot be changed

•  tinged with a feeling of sadness

tentative

• not certain or agreed

• relating to the foundation or basis of something

• something made; not occurring naturally

• relating to the city or citizens

proverbial

• relating to the foundation or basis of something

•  relating to the city or citizens

• able to bring about or be suitable for

• commonly known

surmount

• to put limits on; to restrict

• to deal successfully with a difficulty or problem

•  to share something secretive with someone

• to overlook, approve, or allow

erratic

• sufficient, enough, acceptable

• hard to reach, hidden away

• uncommon, strange

• unpredictable, inconsistent, irregular

detrimental

• harmful, damaging

• very skilled at something

• sufficient, enough, acceptable

• humble, low-key

indulge

• to suggest or call attention to indirectly

• to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of

• to brag, to show of

• to cause (someone) to take a course of action

feasible

• slow-moving

• passionate about something

• possible to do easily or conveniently

• luxurious

endeavor

• to think about for a long time

• to try hard to do something

• to make stronger

• to force someone to do something