JLC Chap 1 - 4 Vocab

Question 1

meager

Answer 1

lacking in quantity or quality.

Question 2

cultivate

Answer 2

attempt to acquire or develop

Question 3

guise

Answer 3

an external form, appearance, or manner, typically concealing the true nature of something

Question 4

pretense

Answer 4

an attempt to make something that is untrue appear true

Question 5

exasperated

Answer 5

intensely irritated and frustrated

Question 6

insolent

Answer 6

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

Question 7

prestige

Answer 7

widespread respect and admiration on the basis of achievements or quality

Question 8

remorseful

Answer 8

filled with remorse; sorry

Question 9

felicitous

Answer 9

well chosen or suited to the circumstances

Question 10

auspicious

Answer 10

beneficial to success; favorable

Question 10

somber

Answer 10

dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy

Question 11

mournful

Answer 11

feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief

Question 12

deciphered

Answer 12

convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language

Question 13

presumptuous

Answer 13

failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

Question 14

askew

Answer 14

not in a straight or level position

Question 14

posterity

Answer 14

all future generations of people

Question 15

deficient

Answer 15

not having enough of a specified quality

Question 15

penance

Answer 15

an act showing one feels sorry about something they have done

Question 16

listlessness

Answer 16

the state or condition of having little or no interest in anything

Question 16

brittle

Answer 16

hard but can break or shatter easily