4th quarter vocabulary

Question 1

pejorative

Answer 1

a word expressing contempt or disapproval, stereotype

Question 2

depravity

Answer 2

condition of immortality, corruption

Question 3

innate

Answer 3

inborn, natural

Question 4

urchin

Answer 4

a small child; a mischievous boy

Question 5

abhor

Answer 5

to regard to with disgust or hatred

Question 6

denunciation

Answer 6

public condemnation

Question 7

divest

Answer 7

to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title

Question 8

unabated

Answer 8

without reduction in intensity or strength; unmitigated

Question 9

prudence

Answer 9

good judgement

Question 10

vindicate

Answer 10

to show that (someone) should not be blamed for a crime, mistake, etc.

Question 11

vindication

Answer 11

the act of vindicating

Question 12

tedious

Answer 12

too long, slow or dull; tiresome or monotonous

Question 13

provincial

Answer 13

of or concerning a province of a country or empire; limited in perspective

Question 14

complacency

Answer 14

a feeling of satisfaction or contentment

Question 15

pious

Answer 15

devoutly religious

Question 16

latent

Answer 16

hidden or concealed; lying dormant until circumstances are favorable for development or manifestation

Question 17

impunity

Answer 17

exemption from punishment or consequence

Question 18

blatant

Answer 18

done openly and unashamedly

Question 19

sancitimonious

Answer 19

making a show of being morally superior to other people

Question 20

deplore

Answer 20

to feel or express strong disapproval

Question 21

nullification

Answer 21

the states’-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

Question 22

sanction

Answer 22

a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. OR approval of something

Question 23

innocuous

Answer 23

harmless

Question 23

expedients

Answer 23

a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral

Question 24

lucid

Answer 24

expressed clearly; easy to understand

Question 25

benign

Answer 25

not hurtful, mild and favorable

Question 26

consensus

Answer 26

general agreement

Question 27

enmity

Answer 27

feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or thing; hostility

Question 28

pervasive

Answer 28

spreading widely through an area or group of people

Question 29

flagrant

Answer 29

conspicuously or obviously offensive

Question 30

mollify

Answer 30

to appease the anger or anxiety; to reduce the severity of something; soften