Vocab lesson 5

Question 1

showing an orderly relation of parts. (making sense)

Answer 1

coherent

Question 2

characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal writing.

Answer 2

colloquial

Question 3

to feel or express sorrow or pity.

Answer 3

commiserate

Question 4

to forgive; to disreguard an offense

Answer 4

condone

Question 5

spacious, roomy, as in a house

Answer 5

commodious

Question 6

thoroughly remorseful and repentant of ones sins

Answer 6

contrite

Question 7

to refrain from something by ones choice

Answer 7

abstain

Question 8

rude

Answer 8

impertinant

Question 9

holding firmly, even stubbornly to a belief. (seen as a negative trait)

Answer 9

pertinacious

Question 10

hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly. (seen as a positive trait)

Answer 10

tenacity

Question 11

a copy or fake

Answer 11

counterfeit

Question 12

bulky; burdensome

Answer 12

cumbersome

Question 13

calm; peaceful

Answer 13

placid

Question 14

to have a negative affect on

Answer 14

impinge

Question 15

to scold or express dissatisfaction with someone

Answer 15

chide

Question 16

to be a perfect example of a concept

Answer 16

embody

Question 17

thin, light, clouds

Answer 17

cirrus

Question 18

big, puffy, clouds

Answer 18

cumulus

Question 19

unit of depth

Answer 19

fathom

Question 20

hook type tool for catching fish

Answer 20

gaff

Question 21

jelly-like

Answer 21

gelatinous

Question 22

the part of a fish that is used to breathe

Answer 22

gills

Question 23

rainbow-like shine

Answer 23

iridescent

Question 24

glow in the dark

Answer 24

phosphorescence

Question 25

type of sail boat

Answer 25

skiff

Question 26

wave- like motion (up and down)

Answer 26

undulation