ELA VOCABULARY

Question 0

alibi

Answer 0

believable explanation as to one’s whereabouts during a crime. Noun

Question 1

assiduously

Answer 1

carefully and busily. Adverb

Question 2

compromising

Answer 2

revealing an embarrassing or incriminating secret about someone. Noun

Question 3

rehabilitate

Answer 3

restore one’s reputation; restore to working condition. Verb

Question 4

eminent

Answer 4

famous and respectable within a profession. Adjective

Question 5

clemency

Answer 5

leniency; to go easy on someone’s punishment, for example. Noun

Question 6

retribution

Answer 6

punishment for wrongdoing. Noun

Question 7

perceived

Answer 7

grasped mentally, saw. Verb

Question 8

flourishing

Answer 8

developing rapidly and successfully. Adjective

Question 9

plodding

Answer 9

slow-moving, unexciting, lacking intelligence and/or imagination. Verb

Question 10

unobtrusively

Answer 10

without calling attention to oneself. Adjective

Question 11

convulsions

Answer 11

a sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles. Noun

Question 12

anguish

Answer 12

Strong distress. Adjective

Question 13

despairing

Answer 13

showing the loss of all hope. Adjective

Question 14

implements

Answer 14

a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment, esp. as used for a particular purpose. Noun