Red Badge Of Courage Words

Question 1

Oblique

Answer 1

Slant

The gift of a gym membership was an oblique reference to his weight.

Question 2

Effaced

Answer 2

Erased

His failure brought a shame he couldn’t efface.

Question 3

Lurid

Answer 3

Vivid

I had a lurid nightmare last night that was too detailed.

Question 4

Ethical

Answer 4

Moral

Society rules that killing others is not ethical, yet it happens any way.

Question 5

Diffidently

Answer 5

Shyly

The timid boy diffidently nudged the girl’s shoulder to get her attention.

Question 6

Vivacious

Answer 6

Lively

A vivacious person is often upbeat.

Question 7

Despondent

Answer 7

Hopeless

With the AP US history homework, a reprieve seems despondent.

Question 8

Formidable

Answer 8

Fearful

The Manson essay is a formidable assignment for many juniors.

Question 9

Epithets

Answer 9

Disparaging remarks

He waved away the entire discussion with the epithet “grotesque”.

Question 10

Adherents

Answer 10

Followers

Many people think his an adherent of Islam.

Question 11

Ominous

Answer 11

Sinister

The blackening clouds was an ominous sign of the coming storm.

Question 12

Commiseration

Answer 12

Sympathy

The poor man looked at the slave with commiseration.

Question 13

Felicitating

Answer 13

Congratulating

When people reach their long sought goals, they felicitate each other.

Question 14

Vociferous

Answer 14

Loud

The man burst into vociferous demands for compensation.

Question 15

Mused

Answer 15

Think about

I have often mused over what lay in my future.

Question 16

Stolid

Answer 16

No emotion

It is very hard to tell how stoic and stolid people are feeling.

Question 17

Impetus

Answer 17

Driving force

An impetus in his decision was his moral standing.

Question 18

Aggregations

Answer 18

Gathering

Many religious groups hold aggregations regularly to worship together.

Question 19

Ardor

Answer 19

Enthusiasm

He felt great ardor towards the idea of supporting the worthy cause.

Question 20

Stealthy

Answer 20

Secret

The thief was stealthy in his ascent to the roof to not be caught.