Vocab 11

Question 1

diffident

Answer 1

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

Question 2

ennui

Answer 2

a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

Question 3

inscrutable

Answer 3

impossible to understand or interpret.

Question 4

prognosticate

Answer 4

foretell or prophesy (an event in the future).

Question 5

schism

Answer 5

a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

Question 6

sedition

Answer 6

conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Question 7

wizen(ed)

Answer 7

shriveled or wrinkled with age.

Question 8

austere

Answer 8

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

Question 9

corpulent

Answer 9

fat

Question 10

derisive

Answer 10

expressing contempt or ridicule.

Question 11

jocund

Answer 11

cheerful and lighthearted.

Question 12

manifest

Answer 12

display or show (a quality or feeling) by one’s acts or appearance; demonstrate.

Question 13

ostentatious

Answer 13

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

Question 14

sanguine

Answer 14

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Question 15

strident

Answer 15

loud and harsh; grating.