Midterm Vocab

Question 0

proffer

Answer 0

to offer or give something to someone

Question 1

Clamber

Answer 1

to climb or crawl in an awkward way

Question 2

efflorescence

Answer 2

an instance of development

Question 3

effulgence

Answer 3

radiant splendor

Question 4

enmity

Answer 4

a very deep, unfriendly feeling

Question 5

decorous

Answer 5

correct and polite in a particular situation

Question 6

fulcrum

Answer 6

the support on which a lever moves when it lifts something

Question 7

furtive

Answer 7

done in a quite, secretive way

Question 8

indignant

Answer 8

very angry

Question 9

bastion

Answer 9

a place where something continues to survive

Question 10

hiatus

Answer 10

a period of time in which something is stopped

Question 11

gesticulate

Answer 11

to move your arms in an emotional way

Question 12

clamor

Answer 12

a loud, continuous way

Question 13

ebullience

Answer 13

the quality of living

Question 14

assent

Answer 14

to agree or approve of something

Question 15

recriminate

Answer 15

an angry statement where you criticize person who criticized you

Question 16

hayrick

Answer 16

a large pile of hay

Question 17

tumult

Answer 17

a state of noisy confusion

Question 18

tirade

Answer 18

a long,angry speech

Question 19

festoon

Answer 19

to make more attractive

Question 20

tendril

Answer 20

something that is thin and curly

Question 21

pendant

Answer 21

a piece of jewelry that hangs on a chain

Question 22

oppressive

Answer 22

very cruel or unfair

Question 23

inscrutable

Answer 23

difficult to understand

Question 24

vicissitudes

Answer 24

the quality or state of being changeable

Question 25

antagonism

Answer 25

a strong feeling of dislike or hatred

Question 26

indignation

Answer 26

anger caused by something that is unfair

Question 27

declivity

Answer 27

downward indignation

Question 28

tacit

Answer 28

expressed without direct statement

Question 29

susurrus

Answer 29

a whispering sound

Question 30

whelming

Answer 30

to overcome in feeling

Question 31

blatant

Answer 31

very obvious and offensive

Question 32

impalpable

Answer 32

incapable of being felt

Question 33

taboo

Answer 33

not acceptable to talk about or do

Question 34

swarthy

Answer 34

having dark skin

Question 35

sinewy

Answer 35

having lean muscles

Question 36

malevolently

Answer 36

having a desire to harm someone

Question 37

corpulent

Answer 37

having a large,bulky body

Question 38

derision

Answer 38

the use of ridicule or scorn

Question 39

saunter

Answer 39

to walk about in an idle manner

Question 40

abominable

Answer 40

worthy of or causing disgust or hatred

Question 41

assimilate

Answer 41

to learn so that something is understood

Question 42

compel

Answer 42

to make or force to happen

Question 43

prefect

Answer 43

an older person who is responsible for younger students in school

Question 44

rebuke

Answer 44

to speak in an angry or critical way to somebody

Question 45

demure

Answer 45

quiet or polite, not attracting a lot of attention

Question 46

fervor

Answer 46

a strong feeling of excitement

Question 47

demented

Answer 47

not able to think or understand what is happening, crazy

Question 48

palled

Answer 48

lost strength

Question 49

coverts

Answer 49

secret or hidden

Question 50

crestfallen

Answer 50

very sad and disappointed

Question 51

glower

Answer 51

to look at someone in an angry way

Question 52

daunting

Answer 52

tending to make people less afraid or confident

Question 53

impervious

Answer 53

not allowing something to pass through

Question 54

lamentable

Answer 54

deserving to be criticized

Question 55

apex

Answer 55

a narrow or painted end of an anatomical structure

Question 56

ludicrous

Answer 56

very foolish

Question 57

ineffectual

Answer 57

not able to produce the wanted effect

Question 58

jeer

Answer 58

to shout insulting words at someone

Question 59

derisive

Answer 59

causing the feeling people express when criticized

Question 60

effigy

Answer 60

an image of a person

Question 61

inarticulate

Answer 61

not able to speak

Question 62

tremulous

Answer 62

showing a lack of confidence

Question 63

diffident

Answer 63

very careful about acting or speaking

Question 64

leviathan

Answer 64

something that is large and powerful

Question 65

mutinous

Answer 65

showing a desire not to do what someone has told you to do