ela vocab- lesson 3 & 4

Question 1

bigot (n.)

Answer 1

one who is intolerant of differences in others
syn: racist

Question 2

candid (adj.)

Answer 2

outspoken; blunt
syn: direct
ant: evasive

Question 3

expunge (v.)

Answer 3

to erase or eliminate
syn: obliterate
ant: add

Question 4

argot (n.)

Answer 4

special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
syn: jargon

Question 5

negliance (n.)

Answer 5

carless neglect, often results in injury
syn: carelessness
ant: care, attention

Question 6

appease (v.)

Answer 6

to calm; to make satisifed (often temporarily)
syn: mollify
ant: aggravate

Question 7

strident (adj.)

Answer 7

harsh sounding; grating
syn: shrill
ant: soothing

Question 8

chaos (n.)

Answer 8

Complex disorder
syn: confusion; jumble
ant: order; harmony

Question 9

augment (v.)

Answer 9

to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity
syn: expand; supplement
ant: narrow; reduce

Question 10

jingoism (n.)

Answer 10

Extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

Question 11

avarice (n.)

Answer 11

greed; desire for wealth
syn: greediness, acquisitiveness
ant: generosity, philanthropy

Question 12

bacchanalian (adj.)

Answer 12

wild and drunken
syn: alcoholic, drinker, partier
ant: abstainer

Question 13

bastion (n.)

Answer 13

a strong defense or fort (or one likened to it)
syn: defense, fortress, stronghold
ant: weak spot, weakness

Question 14

copious (adj.)

Answer 14

numerous; large in quantity
syn: profuse, ample, alive with,
ant: lacking, meager, sparse

Question 15

extradite (v.)

Answer 15

to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction
sny: abandon, apprehend, deport
ant: hold, keep

Question 16

furtive (adj.)

Answer 16

stealthy; secretive
syn: sneaky, sly, secretive
ant: open, honest, forthright

Question 17

irascible (adj.)

Answer 17

easily angered
syn: irritable, ill-tempered
ant: cheerful, cool, easygoing

Question 18

jettison (v.)

Answer 18

to cast aboard; to discard
syn: eject, abandon, discard, dump
ant: assert, defend, hold, maintain, keep

Question 19

mercenary (n.)

Answer 19

a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
syn: warrior, slave, professional, soldier
ant: peacekeeper, pacifist

Question 20

ostracize (v.)

Answer 20

to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent
syn: excommunicate, expel, shun, snub, exclude
ant: accept, admit, allow, include, embrace, welcome