English9VocabFinal2ndqtr

Question 1

candid (adj)

Answer 1

sincere

Question 2

envoy (noun)

Answer 2

messenger

Question 3

feign (verb)

Answer 3

pretend

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grievous (adj)

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Very serious

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bleak (adj)

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dreary, not positive

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ennui (noun)

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boredom, dissatifaction

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fetter (noun or verb)

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chains (around feet); wrapped around (-ed)

Question 8

immutable (adj)

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not changing; constant

Question 9

insurgents (noun)

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rebels against authority

Question 10

sinecures (noun)

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easy jobs; not challenging

Question 11

sardonic (adj)

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sarcastic

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prim (adj)

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very neat

Question 13

lucid (adj)

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clear understanding

Question 14

superfluous (adj)

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more than what is necessary

Question 15

apex (noun)

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highest point

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defray (verb)

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give money to help lower cost

Question 17

atone (verb)

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to make up for (something bad that happened)

Question 18

slapdash (adj)

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careless; too fast

Question 19

malign (verb)

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speak evil about

Question 20

trenchant (adj)

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sharp tone of voice (don’t confuse with maligh which is a verb)

Question 21

advent (noun)

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start of something

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acrid (adj)

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unpleasant taste or smell

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apathy (noun)

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lack of interest; don’t care

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obstreperous (adj)

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noisy; disorderly

Question 25

pensive (adj)

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thoughtful or sad look on face

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perilous (adj)

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dangerous

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sprightly (adj)

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lively; full of life (sometimes refers to old people)

Question 28

Liability (noun)

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something that works against you

Question 29

pugnacious (adj)

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fond of fighting (dogs can be pugnacious)

Question 30

asylum (noun)

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a place of safety

Question 31

dross (adj)

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waste, trash

Question 32

dwindled (verb)

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got smaller, or diminished

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heinous (adj)

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mean or hateful act toward someone

Question 34

megalomania (noun)

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talent in excess of reality

Question 35

surreptitious (adj)

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secret, try to escape being seen

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transgress (verb)

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go beyond the limit; violate a law

Question 37

transmute (verb)

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change from one form to another (metals into gold)

Question 38

concoct (verb)

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cook something up; make a story up

Question 39

cadaverous (adj)

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pale, like a dead body

Question 40

austere (adj)

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plain way of dressing; stern, mean manner of relating to others