Vocab 9-16-20

Question 1

volition

Answer 1

Noun; the power of doing something by ones own ability or will

Question 2

pilfer

Answer 2

verb; to steal, to rob

Question 3

malice

Answer 3

noun; to desire to do evil or harm

Question 4

nostalgia

Answer 4

noun; a strong longing or feeling for the past, a sentimental feeling

Question 5

recompense

Answer 5

noun; a reward or compensation for something lost or for harm suffered

Question 6

aberration

Answer 6

noun; a departure from what is typical or normal

Question 7

loathe

Answer 7

verb; to feel intense dislike or disgust

Question 8

capitulate

Answer 8

verb; to cease to resist, to surrender

Question 9

debilitate

Answer 9

verb; to make weak, to lose strength or ability

Question 10

ensconce

Answer 10

verb; to settle in a safe comfortable place, to settle securely

Question 11

felicity

Answer 11

noun; intense happiness

Question 12

glutton

Answer 12

Noun; a excessively greedy eater

Question 13

hamlet

Answer 13

noun; a small settlement, smaller than a village

Question 14

implausible

Answer 14

adj; not seeming reasonable, not possible

Question 15

bequeath

Answer 15

verb; to leave to a person in a will, to pass on to someone