HAL Peters Week 13 Vocab

Question 1

secondary meaning to a word in addition to the dictionary definition; something implied or suggested

Answer 1

conotation

Question 2

a binding arrangement or contract

Answer 2

covenant

Question 3

a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions

Answer 3

cynic

Question 4

state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

Answer 4

decadence

Question 5

to mislead the mind or judgement of; decieve

Answer 5

delude

Question 6

to decrease seriously or exhaust the supply

Answer 6

deplete

Question 7

conveying a poor opinion of something or someone

Answer 7

derogatory

Question 8

loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury

Answer 8

detriment

Question 9

to depart or swerve, as from procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm

Answer 9

deviate

Question 10

entirely lacking; empty

Answer 10

devoid

Question 11

departing from the main subject

Answer 11

digressive

Question 12

causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible

Answer 12

dire

Question 13

harsh or unpleasant in sound

Answer 13

discordant

Question 14

to express a negative opinion; belittle

Answer 14

disparage

Question 15

an inequality or difference; the quality or state of being different

Answer 15

disparity

Question 16

the act of twisting something (sound, image, fact, etc.) out if shape

Answer 16

distortion

Question 17

to deprive of or strip away

Answer 17

divest

Question 18

alive but not actively growing, as if asleep

Answer 18

dormant

Question 19

shameless, boldness

Answer 19

effrontery

Question 20

excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness

Answer 20

egotism