english vocab

Question 1

Pernicious (adj)

Answer 1

exceedingly harmful

Question 2

Venerable (adj)

Answer 2

profoundly honored usually through status or age

Question 3

Ostentatious (adj)

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intended to attract notice and impress others

Question 4

Bemused (adj)

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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with
bewilderment

Question 5

Odious (adj)

Answer 5

detestable, taken from the Latin word Odium, which means hatred

Question 6

Insidious (adj)

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working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way…ambush

Question 7

Feign (v)

Answer 7

make believe with the intent to deceive

Question 8

Incite (v)

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provoke or stir up

Question 9

Penance (n)

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voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

Question 10

Converge (v)

Answer 10

be adjacent or come together

Question 11

Apathy (n)

Answer 11

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

Question 12

Obstinate (adj)

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tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
Stubborn

Question 13

Duly (adv)

Answer 13

in an appropriate manner

Question 14

Eminent (adj)

Answer 14

standing above others

Question 15

Capitulate (v)

Answer 15

surrender under agreed conditions

Question 16

Officious: (adj)

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objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice

Question 17

Ebullience: (n)

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high spirits; exhilaration

Question 18

Gesticulated: (v)

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to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.

Question 19

Contemptuously: (adv)

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in a way that expresses contempt or disdain; scornfully

Question 20

Tacit: (adj)

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understood without being openly expressed; implied:

Question 21

Martyred: (v)

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to persecute for supporting a belief or cause, especially by putting to death. Christians were martyred for their faith.

Question 22

Martyr: (n)

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person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce their religion.

Question 23

Tirade: (n)

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a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation

Question 24

Avidly: (adv)

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with great enthusiasm, interest, or desire; eagerly:

Question 25

Perilous: (adj)

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involving or full of grave risk or peril; dangerous

Question 26

chastisement (n):

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is the act of scolding or punishing someone

Question 27

belligerent (adj):

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characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

Question 28

impalpable (adj)

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describes a feeling that, though real, you can’t logically explain. not perceptible to the touch

Question 29

malevolently (adv)

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wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred

Question 30

myriad (adj)

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a large indefinite number

Question 31

dubious (adj)

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fraught with uncertainty or doubt

Question 32

omission (n)

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neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something. Omissions can be purposeful or a result of neglect.

Question 33

Incredulous (adj)

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marked by or given to doubt

Question 34

Truculently (adv)

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in a defiantly aggressive manner

Question 35

Indignity (adj)

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an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem. Example: He opened his eyes quickly and there was the head grinning amusedly in the strange daylight, ignoring the flies, the spilled guts, even ignoring the indignity of being spiked on a stick.

Question 36

Heath – (n)

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an area of uncultivated land; an open field

Question 37

Disdaining – (v)

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considering unworthy of one’s consideration; strongly disliking

Question 38

Valiant – (adj)

Answer 38

showing courage or determination

Question 39

Dismay – (v)

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cause distress unexpectedly

Question 40

Scornfully – (adj)

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with contempt

Question 41

Afflicted – (v)

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caused pain of suffering; affected; troubled

Question 42

Accursed – (v)

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curse or declare to be evil or threaten with divine punishment

Question 43

Equivocate – (v)

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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

Question 44

Trifles – (n)

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things of little importance

Question 45

Repentance – (n)

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sincere regret or remorse

Question 46

Repose: (n)

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a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.

Question 47

Wrought: (adj)

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molded or shaped. (v) caused something to happen, especially a change.

Question 48

Augment: (v)

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make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

Question 49

Oppressed: (adj)

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subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment.

Question 50

Palpable: (adj)

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(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.

Question 51

Confound: (v)

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Cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations.

Question 52

Descended: (v)

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To move, or fall downward

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Appall: (v)

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To greatly dismay or horrify.

Question 54

Equivocate: (v)

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To use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead.

Question 55

Lechery: (n)

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Excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness.

Question 56

Lament: (v)

Answer 56

To feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament someone’s absence. to mourn for or over.