Chapter 12 Vocab words

Question 0

Acrid

Answer 0

(adj.) Sharp or harsh to the taste or smell; Extremely stinging or bitter in manner

Question 1

Abjure

Answer 1

(v.) To renounce or reject; To avoid or shun

Question 2

August

Answer 2

(adj.) Inspiring awe or admiration; Majestic

Question 3

CALLOUS

Answer 3

(adj.) Emotionally hardened; Unfeeling, insensitive, unsympathetic

Question 4

Clandestine

Answer 4

(adj.) Done in secret; Subversive or deceptive in secrecy or in private

Question 5

Compunction

Answer 5

(n.) Regret or remorse due to a wrongdoing

Question 6

Conflagration

Answer 6

(n.) A large, destructive and usually extensive fire

Question 7

Elated

Answer 7

(adj.) Very proud or happy, or in high spirits

Question 8

Indelible

Answer 8

(adj.) Not able to be removed or erased

Question 9

Indulgent

Answer 9

(adj.) Characterized by the giving in to the wishes of someone

Question 10

Inveterate

Answer 10

(adj.) A settled, long-standing habit; Firmly established

Question 11

Irrelevant

Answer 11

(adj.) Not relevant or applicable

Question 12

Nocturnal

Answer 12

(adj.) Part of or happening in the night

Question 13

Platitude

Answer 13

(n.) A trite, common or flat remark, said as if profound

Question 14

Quell

Answer 14

(v.) To suppress or subdue by putting an end to

Question 15

Quiescent

Answer 15

(adj.) At rest; Still

Question 16

Ruminate

Answer 16

(v.) To ponder or meditate on; To chew the cud

Question 17

Tacit

Answer 17

(adj.) Understood or implied without being expressed

Question 18

Tangible

Answer 18

(adj.) Perceived by touch or capable of being touched

Question 19

trenchant

Answer 19

(adj.) Clear-cut and defined; Cutting deeply and quickly