ch.4-6 vocab

Question 1

to break up; decompose; decay

Answer 1

disintegrate

Question 2

periodic random; happening at irregular intervals

Answer 2

sporadic

Question 3

confusing; disturbing

Answer 3

disconcerting

Question 4

something justly deserved; taking revenge or correcting a wrong

Answer 4

retribution

Question 5

eviil, bad, wicked

Answer 5

sinister

Question 6

placing two or more things side by side to emphasize the link or contract

Answer 6

juxaposition

Question 7

effective; adequate

Answer 7

effectual

Question 8

to place under a debt of gratitude for some benefit, favor or service

Answer 8

obliged

Question 9

to examine in detail

Answer 9

scrutinize

Question 10

no longer in effect or use

Answer 10

defunct

Question 11

like a demon

Answer 11

demonic

Question 12

stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion or course of action

Answer 12

obstinate

Question 13

a mark, trace or visible evidence of something that is no longer presence or in existence

Answer 13

vestige

Question 14

to adorn or decorate

Answer 14

garnish

Question 15

disorder, confusion

Answer 15

disarray

Question 16

lacking in amount, quantit; meagor; not adequate

Answer 16

scanty

Question 17

far apart; far off; distant

Answer 17

remote

Question 18

to occur; happen; take place

Answer 18

transpire

Question 19

deserving praise; praiseworthy

Answer 19

laudible

Question 20

indescribable; incapable of being expressed

Answer 20

ineffable

Question 21

to lie or be at rest, as from work, activity

Answer 21

repose

Question 22

strong and healthy

Answer 22

robust

Question 23

sluggish; lazy; drowsey

Answer 23

lethargic

Question 24

an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh (“to pass away”)

Answer 24

euphemism

Question 25

tending to push self assertively forward; brash

Answer 25

obtrusive

Question 26

a collection of wild or unusual animals, or an unusual and varied group of people

Answer 26

menagerie

Question 27

someone who sells smuggled goods illegally

Answer 27

bootlegger