Semester 2 Vocab

Question 1

Conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

Answer 1

Dissemble

Question 2

Openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).

Answer 2

Flout

Question 3

A point of high land that juts (extends) out into a large body of water, a headland.

Answer 3

Promontory

Question 4

Scold or rebuke.

Answer 4

Chide

Question 5

Leave (a personal estate or one’s body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.

Answer 5

Bequeath

Question 6

Make amends to someone for loss or harm suffered.

Answer 6

Recompense

Question 7

Reject with disdain or contempt.

Answer 7

Spurn

Question 8

A temporary stay (vacation).

Answer 8

Sojourn

Question 9

Written or spoken communication or debate.

Answer 9

Discourse

Question 10

The state of feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

Answer 10

Enmity

Question 11

A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

Answer 11

Paragon

Question 12

Reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.

Answer 12

Amends

Question 13

Strict quality of life; sternness.

Answer 13

Austerity

Question 14

To influence by trickery, flattery; mislead

Answer 14

Beguile

Question 15

1. A place where nuns live.
2. A covered walk in a convent or cathedral, typically with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle (4-side plane) on the other.

Answer 15

Cloister

Question 16

Be extremely and uncritically found of.

Answer 16

Dote

Question 17

Cause (an offense) to seem less serious.

Answer 17

Extenuate