key terms group 1 part 3

Question 1

qualms

Answer 1

misgivings; reservations; cause or hesitancy

Question 2

recant

Answer 2

to retract, especially a previously held belief

Question 3

refute

Answer 3

to disprove; to successfully argue against

Question 4

relegate

Answer 4

to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position

Question 5

reticent

Answer 5

quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

Question 6

solicitous

Answer 6

concerned and attentive; eager

Question 7

sordid

Answer 7

characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

Question 8

sporadic

Answer 8

occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

Question 9

squander

Answer 9

to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

Question 10

stymie

Answer 10

to block; to thwart

Question 11

synthesis

Answer 11

the combination of parts to make a whole

Question 12

tortuous

Answer 12

winding, twisting; excessively complicated

Question 13

truculent

Answer 13

fierce and cruel; eager to fight

Question 14

veracity

Answer 14

truthfulness; honesty

Question 15

virulent

Answer 15

extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

Question 16

voracious

Answer 16

having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

Question 17

waver

Answer 17

to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion