American Speeches Vocab (150-159)

Question 1

150.

impetus

hint: “force”

Answer 1

a driving force; something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic/effective

noun

Question 2

151.

signify

hint: “sign”

Answer 2

to be a sign of something; to mean

verb

Question 3

152.

invective

hint: “insulting”

Answer 3

insulting/offensive speech

noun

Question 4

153.

sojourn

hint: “stay”

Answer 4

a short period of time when a person stays in a particular place; a temporary stay

noun

Question 5

154.

yoke

hint: “combine”

Answer 5

to combine, connect, or fasten two things by force

verb

Question 6

155.

mendicant

hint: “beg”

Answer 6

someone who begs for money/food; a begger

noun

Question 7

156.

succumb

hint: “resist”

Answer 7

to fail to resist temptation/pressure

verb

Question 8

157.

indefensible

hint: “excused”

Answer 8

incapable of being excused or justified

adjective

Question 9

158.

inequity

hint: “not fair”

Answer 9

Injustice; unfairness

noun

Question 10

159.

heed

hint: “attention”

Answer 10

to pay attention to or take notice of

verb