Quack Vocab #6

Phobia

A persistent, illogical fear.

Emaciated

Excessively thin; weak.

Tact

Skill in dealing with people in difficult situations.

Atrophy

To wither away.

Masticate

To chew.

Puissant

Powerful, mighty.

Lacerate

To rip, maul, tear, mutilate, or mangle.

Citadel

A fortresses overlooking a city; a stronghold.

Exact

Demand of/from.

Harangue

Mean, nasty, angry, speech

Meander

To wander around aimlessly.

Apex

Tip; peak; summit; highest point.

Disseminate

To dispense objects; to distribute.

Not saying much; brief or concise.

Laconic

Malevolent

Wishing evil on others; malicious.

Foible

Weakness, flaw, shortcoming in character.

Abash

To embarrass.

Nadir

Absolute lowest point.

Fetish

An abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment; a fixation.

Uncouth

Crude; unrefined; awkward.

Skill in dealing with people in difficult situations.

Tact

To wither away.

Atrophy

To chew.

Masticate

Powerful, mighty.

Puissant

To rip, maul, tear, mutilate, or mangle.

Lacerate

A fortress overlooking a city; a stronghold.

Citadel

Demand of/from.

Exact

A persistent, illogical fear.

Phobia

Mean, nasty, angry speech.

Harangue

To wander around aimlessly.

Meander

Tip; peak; summit; highest point.

Apex

To dispense objects; to distribute.

Disseminate

Not saying much; brief or concise.

Laconic

Excessively thin; weak.

Emaciated

Wishing evil on others; malicious.

Malevolent

Weakness, flaw, shortcoming in character.

Foible

To embarrass.

Abash

Absolute lowest point.

Nadir

An abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment; a fixation.

Fetish

Crude; unrefined; awkward.

Uncouth

Diplomacy, discretion, sensitivity, finesse

Tact

Telling someone bad new gently

Tact

She handled the awkward situation with great ____.

Tact

Deteriorate, weaken, decay, shrink

Atrophy

Muscles ____ after being in a cast.

Atrophy

Without regular exercise, the muscles began to _____.

Atrophy

Munch, grind, chomp, chew

Masticate

Cows eating grass in a field

Masticate

He began to ____ his food slowly, savoring each bite

Masticate

Strong, forceful, influential, mighty

Puissant

A king commanding an empire

Puissant

The ____ leader inspired fear and respect

Puissant

Slash, rip, wound, gash

Lacerate

Falling on broken glass

Lacerate

The sharp metal ____ his arm during the accident

Lacerate

Fortress, stronghold, bastion, castle

Citadel

A medieval stone castle protecting a city

Citadel

The soldiers retreated to the ____ for safety

Citadel

Demand, require, impose, extract

Exact

A king forcing taxes from his subjects

Exact

The dictator tried to ____ loyalty from all citizens

Exact

Dread, aversion, terror, fear

Phobia

Screaming at the sight of a spider

Phobia

Her _____ of heights kept her from climbing the tower

Phonia

Rant, tirade, lecture, diatribe

Harangue

Coach yelling at the team after a loss

Harangue

The politician delivered a fiery ____ about conditions

Harangue

Wander, drift, roam, ramble

Meander

Walking through a park with no destination

Meander

We ____ through the streets, enjoying the sights

Meander

Peak, summit, pinnack, climax

Apex

Standing at the top of a rollercoaster

Apex

The hikers reached the ____ of the mountain by noon

Apex

Broadcast, circulate, propagate, distribute

Disseminate

Sharing a viral video online

Disseminate

The organization works to ____ information about climate change

Disseminate

Terse, concise, brief, succinct

Laconic

A one word reply to a long question

Laconic

His ____ response left everyone wondering about what he really thought

Laconic

Gaunt, skeletal, undernourished, wasted

Emaciated

A starving stray dog

Emaciated

The refugees appeared ____ after weeks without food

Emaciated

Evil, malicious, spiteful, hostile

Malevolent

A villain plotting revenge

Malevolent

The ____ glare from the rival made her uneasy

Malevolent

Quirk, flaw, imperfection, shortcoming

Foible

Always forgetting where you put your keys

Foible

His only ____ was his tendency to interrupt others

Foible

Humiliated, disconcert, fluster, mortify

Abash

Tripping on stage during a performance

Abash

She was complete ____ when she forgot her lines in front of the audience

Abash

Bottom, low point, trough, rock-bottom

Nadir

Feeling hopeless after a breakup

Nadir

His confidence hit its ____ after the rejection

Nadir

Obsession, fixation, compulsion, mania

Fetish

A shoe collection that takes over someone's room

Fetish

He had a strange ____ for vintage comic books

Fetish

Rude, crude, vulgar, boorish

Uncouth

Bel hing loudly at a formal dinner

Uncouthb

His ____ behavior shocked everyone at the gala

Uncouth