TKAM Vocab

Question 1

to make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

Answer 1

Assuaged

Question 2

a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands

Answer 2

Concession

Question 3

causing or likely to cause an argument

Answer 3

Contentious

Question 4

treat a specified country as a permanent home.

Answer 4

Domiciled

Question 5

unconventional and slightly strange.

Answer 5

Eccentric

Question 6

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

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Indigenous

Question 7

having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

Answer 7

Malevolent

Question 8

of, involving, or absorbed in meditation or considered thought.

Answer 8

Meditatively

Question 9

the quality of being religious or reverent.

Answer 9

Piety

Question 10

a preference or special liking for something

Answer 10

Predilection

Question 11

a temporary stay.

Answer 11

Sojourn

Question 12

reserved or uncommunicative in speech, saying little

Answer 12

Taciturn

Question 13

very virulent or infectious.

Answer 13

Malignant

Question 14

characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.

Answer 14

Morbid

Question 15

pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed

Answer 15

Placidly

Question 16

skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.

Answer 16

Prowess

Question 17

understood or implied without being stated.

Answer 17

Tacit

Question 18

arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.

Answer 18

Tyranny

Question 19

conducive to success; favorable.

Answer 19

Auspicious

Question 20

desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness

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Benevolence

Question 21

having a kindly disposition; gracious

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Benign

Question 22

the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually.

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Edification

Question 23

in a cautious or gentle manner

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Gingerly

Question 24

curious or inquiring.

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Inquisitive

Question 25

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.

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Aberration

Question 26

next to or adjoining something else.

Answer 26

Adjacent

Question 27

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

Answer 27

Analogous

Question 28

find (something) out for certain; make sure of.

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Ascertaining

Question 29

a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

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Caricature

Question 30

innocent and unsuspecting.

Answer 30

Ingenuous

Question 31

inborn; natural.

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Innate

Question 32

carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action.

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Perpetrated

Question 33

action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately.

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Provocation

Question 34

of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental

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Tentatively

Question 35

a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.

Answer 35

Vigil