Vocab

Question 1

Pacifist

Answer 1

A person who is opposed to war or to violence of any kind

Question 2

Reconnaissance

Answer 2

The act of examining or surveying a region or area for engineering, geological, or other purposes

Question 3

Revelation

Answer 3

Something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized

Question 4

Protégé

Answer 4

A person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare

Question 5

Rhetorical

Answer 5

Used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect

Question 6

Bliss

Answer 6

Supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment

Question 7

Idiom

Answer 7

An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the meaning of the words used ex) raining cats and dogs, kick the bucket

Question 8

Gibe

Answer 8

A taunting or sarcastic remark

Question 9

Gambol

Answer 9

A skipping or frisking about; a frolic

Question 10

Condescending

Answer 10

Showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority

Question 11

Perpetual

Answer 11

Continuing or enduring forever; everlasting

Question 12

Radiant

Answer 12

Emitting rays of light; shining; bright

Question 13

Enunciate

Answer 13

To utter or pronounce (words or sentences) especially in an articulate or in a particular manner

Question 14

Invigorate

Answer 14

To fill with life and energy; energize

Question 15

Mundane

Answer 15

Common; ordinary; unimaginative

Question 16

Facade

Answer 16

The front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one; a superficial appearance or illusion of something

Question 17

Concession

Answer 17

The act of yielding, as a right, privilege, or a point or fact in an argument

Question 18

Irrefutable

Answer 18

That cannot be refuted or disproved

Question 19

Ballast

Answer 19

Any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability; anything that gives mental, moral, or political stability or steadiness

Question 20

Recede

Answer 20

To go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw