Keystone Vocabulary Set 1

What does the word "disconcerting" mean?

• Causing happiness and joy

• Causing anxiety, uneasiness, or confusion

• Attracting attention or notice

• Being few in number or quantity

Which word describes something that does not attract attention?

• Intrepid

• Unobtrusive

• Pallid

• Tenuous

What is the meaning of "paucity"?

• Abundance

• Scarcity

• Realism

• Strength

Which term refers to the quality of appearing to be true or real?

• Verisimilitude

• Connive

• Exhort

• Abjure

What does "tenuous" mean?

• Strong and secure

• Very weak or slight

• Fearless and adventurous

• Pale and lacking color

What does it mean to "abjure" something?

• To secretly cooperate

• To urge strongly

• To renounce or reject solemnly

• To appear real

Which word means to secretly cooperate in an illegal act?

• Exhort

• Connive

• Abjure

• Pallid

What does "exhort" mean?

• To advise earnestly

• To appear true

• To be inconspicuous

• To be weak

Which word describes someone who is fearless and adventurous?

• Pallid

• Tenuous

• Intrepid

• Unobtrusive

What does "pallid" mean?

• Full of color

• Lacking color; faint or weak

• Strong and secure

• Abundant