Quarter 2 Vocab

Question 1

To urge or request someone to do something in a solemn, urgent manner

Answer 1

Adjure

Question 2

Showing great care and perseverance; thorough and meticulous

Answer 2

Assiduous

Question 3

Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Answer 3

Avarice

Question 4

To fool or cheat someone

Answer 4

Bamboozle

Question 5

A cause of great distress

Answer 5

Bane

Question 6

Intricate, complex; excessively complex

Answer 6

Byzantine

Question 7

Reprimand (someone) severely; to scold someone harshly

Answer 7

Castigate

Question 8

Providing psychological relief through the open expression of emotions

Answer 8

Cathartic

Question 9

Behavior that is proper and seemly

Answer 9

Decorum

Question 10

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect

Answer 10

Disdain

Question 11

Doubtful; not to be relied upon

Answer 11

Dubious

Question 12

Having tastes that are broad and come from a diverse variety of sources

Answer 12

Eclectic

Question 13

Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence

Answer 13

Evanescent

Question 14

To show or feel happiness, especially as the result of success

Answer 14

Exult

Question 15

To openly disregard a law or custom

Answer 15

Flout

Question 16

Happening by accident or chance, rather than by design

Answer 16

Fortuitous

Question 17

Not showing respect or reverence, especially towards a god/religion

Answer 17

Impious

Question 18

Fearless; adventurous

Answer 18

Intrepid

Question 19

Using very few words

Answer 19

Laconic

Question 20

A person who behaves badly or breaks the law

Answer 20

Miscreant

Question 21

Larger or more generous than is usual

Answer 21

Munificent

Question 22

Elaborately adorned or decorated

Answer 22

Ornate

Question 23

Something that soothes or relieves

Answer 23

Palliative

Question 24

A conference between opposing sides in a dispute

Answer 24

Parley

Question 25

To talk foolishly or at length about something

Answer 25

Prate

Question 26

To restore friendly relations between; cause to coexist in harmony

Answer 26

Reconcile

Question 27

An artistic work in which human folly is attacked through wit or sarcasm

Answer 27

Satire

Question 28

Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues

Answer 28

Strife

Question 29

Feeling or showing haughty disdain; behaving or thinking one is better than everyone else

Answer 29

Supercilious

Question 30

Given a large amount of respect, particularly because of age, wisdom, or character

Answer 30

Venerable