ELA Module 7 Vocab

Question 1

Tawdry

Answer 1

Shameful or indecent

Question 2

Sordid

Answer 2

Dirty or filthy

Question 3

Loutish

Answer 3

Having the characteristics of a lout; awkward, stupid, and boorish

Question 4

Licentious

Answer 4

Lacking moral restraint, especially in sexual conduct

Question 5

Insatiable

Answer 5

Impossible to satiate or satisfy

Question 6

Inept

Answer 6

Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence

Question 7

Inebriated

Answer 7

Intoxicated with alcohol; drunk

Question 8

Improvident

Answer 8

Not providing for the future; thriftless

Rash

Question 9

Heathen

Answer 9

One who is regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened

Question 10

Headstrong

Answer 10

Determined to have one’s own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful

Question 11

Frenetic

Answer 11

Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied

Question 12

Flamboyant

Answer 12

Given to or marked by elaborate, ostentatious, or audacious display or behavior

Question 13

Fastidious

Answer 13

Attention to detail

Question 14

Devout

Answer 14

Devoted to a religion or to the fulfillment of religious obligations

Question 15

Deferential

Answer 15

Marked by or exhibiting deference

Question 16

Conscientious

Answer 16

Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience

Question 17

Cherubic

Answer 17

A person, especially a child, with an innocent or chubby face.

Question 18

Chary

Answer 18

Very cautious; wary: was chary of the risks involved

Question 19

Cavort

Answer 19

To bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper

Question 20

Carouse

Answer 20

To drink large amounts of alcohol, especially in boisterous merrymaking

Question 21

Buffoon

Answer 21

1. A clown; a jester: a court buffoon.
2. A person given to clowning and joking.
3. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.

Question 22

Bonhomie

Answer 22

A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality.

Question 23

Amoral

Answer 23

Not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither moral nor immoral

Question 24

Altruistic

Answer 24

Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.

Question 25

Acumen

Answer 25

Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight