English vocab final

Question 1

ominous

Answer 1

unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Question 2

rampant

Answer 2

growing without check, running wild

Question 3

solace

Answer 3

comfort, relief; to comfort, console

Question 4

supple

Answer 4

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

Question 5

suppress

Answer 5

to stop by force, out down

Question 6

abhor

Answer 6

to regard with horror of loathing; to hate deeply

Question 7

corrosive

Answer 7

eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

Question 8

reprehensible

Answer 8

deserving blame or punishment

Question 9

turbulent

Answer 9

disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

Question 10

vociferous

Answer 10

loud and noisy; compelling attention

Question 11

apathy

Answer 11

a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

Question 12

deride

Answer 12

to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

Question 13

ingenuous

Answer 13

innocent, simple; frank, sincere

Question 14

quandary

Answer 14

a state of perplexity or doubt

Question 15

allocate

Answer 15

to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute

Question 15

revel

Answer 15

to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration

Question 16

deviate

Answer 16

to turn aside; to stray from a norm; one who departs from a norm; differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional

Question 17

exult

Answer 17

to rejoice greatly

Question 18

palatable

Answer 18

agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities; suitable for consumption

Question 19

rancor

Answer 19

bitter resentment or ill-will

Question 20

contentious

Answer 20

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

Question 21

crestfallen

Answer 21

discouraged, dejected, downcast

Question 22

disheveled

Answer 22

rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

Question 23

lamentable

Answer 23

to be regretted or pitied

Question 24

sonorous

Answer 24

full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style