Unit 9 Vocab

Question 1

Anecdote

Answer 1

A short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident

Question 2

Austere

Answer 2

Markedly simple or unadorned; giving little or no scope for pleasure

Question 3

Contemplative

Answer 3

Marked by the act of regarding steadily; considering with attention

Question 4

Ambivalent

Answer 4

Having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone

Question 5

Imperative

Answer 5

Not to be avoided or evaded

Question 6

Laconic

Answer 6

Using or involving minimum words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

Question 7

Mellifluous

Answer 7

Having a smooth rich flow

Question 8

Monotonous

Answer 8

Tedious uniform or unwavering; one unvarying tone marked by a sameness of pitch or intensity

Question 9

Obfuscating

Answer 9

Confusing; obscure; thrown into shadow

Question 10

Omniscient

Answer 10

Possession of universal or complete knowledge; infinite awareness, understanding and insight

Question 11

Reminiscent

Answer 11

Relating to the process or practice of thinking or talking about past experiences

Question 12

Tortuous

Answer 12

Very unpleasant or painful