Semester 2 Exam Vocab Words

Question 1

tasteless or very dull

Answer 1

Vapid (adj)

Question 2

intense, forceful or marked by

Answer 2

Vehement (adj)

Question 3

wordy

Answer 3

Verbose (adj)

Question 4

able to succeed, capable of living and growing

Answer 4

Viable (adj)

Question 5

to defame or slander, to blacken the character of

Answer 5

Vilify (v)

Question 6

lively and spirited

Answer 6

Vivacious (adj)

Question 7

a person with great enthusiasm for something or a commitment to a cause

Answer 7

Zealot (n)

Question 8

the highest point

Answer 8

Zenith (n)

Question 9

to leave quickly and secretively

Answer 9

Abscond (v)

Question 10

award or honor; high praise

Answer 10

Accolade (n)

Question 11

to find not guilty

Answer 11

Acquit (v)

Question 12

to distress or mistreat

Answer 12

Aggrieve (v)

Question 13

to make better, ease or improve

Answer 13

Ameliorate (v)

Question 14

something that is enormous or monstrous in size and power

Answer 14

Behemoth (n)

Question 15

to stain or soil (commonly for reputation)

Answer 15

Besmirch (v)

Question 16

slander, deliberate false statements

Answer 16

Calumny (n)

Question 17

whimsical, fanciful or impulsive

Answer 17

Capricious (adj)

Question 18

influence or a forceful blow

Answer 18

Clout (n)

Question 19

remorse, feeling uneasy after having done something

Answer 19

Compunction (n)

Question 20

argumentative over a point, quarrelsome

Answer 20

Contentious (adj)

Question 21

to wish for with envy

Answer 21

Covet (v)

Question 22

a disaster or violent breakdown

Answer 22

Debacle (n)

Question 23

to break up or to squander

Answer 23

Dissipate (v)

Question 24

boredom, listlessness, lack of interest

Answer 24

Ennui (n)