Vocab Test #2

Coalesce

(v.) To come together to form one group or mass. -To join forces.

Haywire

(adj.) Being out of order or having gone wrong. Or, emotionally or mentally upset or out of control.

Verdigris

(n.) A bluish or greenish deposit, usually of copper carbonates, that forms on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces.

Perspicacious

(adj.) Possessing acute mental vision or discernment. -Someone who is this is able to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious.

Defer

(v.) To choose to do (something) at a later time.

Misnomer

(n.) An incorrect name or destination. It can also be used to refer to the act of wrongly naming or designating.

Sporadic

(adj.) Something that occurs occasionally, irregularly, or randomly across time or space.

Fructify

(v.) To make fruitful or more productive. Or to bear fruit or profit.

Kerfuffle

(n.) A disturbance or fuss typically caused by a dispute or conflict.

Ritzy

(adj.) Used to describe things that are fancy or stylish in ways that one might consider impressive or showy.