SS Unit Vocab

Question 1

Indolently (adv)

Answer 1

lazy, inactive

Question 2

Terminal (adj)

Answer 2

Causing or forming an end

Question 3

Subversion (noun)

Answer 3

the overthrowing or undermining of something established, such as a government

Question 4

imminent adj

Answer 4

About to happen; likely to occur in the very near future

Question 5

futile adj

Answer 5

useless

Question 6

precipitous

Answer 6

very steep

Question 7

retribution noun

Answer 7

a repayment; a deserved punishment

Question 8

explicit adj

Answer 8

definite, clearly stated

Question 9

sullen adj

Answer 9

bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy

Question 10

vex v

Answer 10

to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle

Question 11

iridescent adj

Answer 11

showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles

Question 12

precariously adverb

Answer 12

unsteadily; insecurely

Question 13

evanesced verb

Answer 13

faded away; disappeared

Question 14

palpable adj

Answer 14

capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

Question 15

scruples

Answer 15

feelings of doubt or guilt about a suggested action

Question 16

grotesque adj

Answer 16

absurd; distorted

Question 17

absurd; distorted

Answer 17

Lack of physical or mental energy

Question 18

cower verb

Answer 18

to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

Question 19

stark adj

Answer 19

harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv.) utterly

Question 20

tepid adj

Answer 20

lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

Question 21

illicit adj

Answer 21

not permitted, unlawful, improper

Question 22

Precluded verb

Answer 22

prevented; made impossible in advance

Question 23

infallibility adj

Answer 23

An inability to make errors

Question 24

accosted

Answer 24

approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.