Vocab U2

Question 1

Anarchy

Answer 1

— Noun
-absence of government
-absence or denial of any authority or established order
-In many of the dystopian novels that I have read there is rarely anarchy, but instead an overpowering sense of government.

Question 2

Filch

Answer 2

— Verb
-to steal secretly or casually
-When I was a child I would unintentionally filch because I didn’t know it was considered stealing.

Question 3

Futile

Answer 3

— adjective
-serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
-occupied with trifles: frivolous
-I try to get my brother to quiet down when I’m doing my homework, but my efforts are futile and five minutes later he becomes rowdy again.
-Children’s conversations are rarely serious and often futile, filled with talk of fairies, dragons, and other imaginative talk.

Question 4

Harbinger

Answer 4

— Noun and verb
-Noun: something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
-one that initiates a major change : a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology
-In the tv series Supernatural there were many harbingers warning the Winchesters of their many deaths.
-Verb: to give a warning or prediction of : to be a harbinger of
-In books and movies the person or thing that harbingers the main character’s demise is usually dressed in all black. Sometimes I wished they would wear pink or yellow to lighten the mood.

Question 5

Ignominy

Answer 5

— noun
-deep personal humiliation and disgrace
-disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action
-Often when teenagers or children face ignominy, their ears and cheeks turn a bright red.
-When I think about Mulan, I think about how she didn’t want to bring ignominy to her family during her meeting with the matchmaker.

Question 6

Implicit

Answer 6

— adjective
-capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed
-present but not consciously held or recognized, in direct
-not lessened by doubt
-involved in the nature or essence of something though not revealed, expressed, or developed
-Anne always felt implicit, fading into the background of her own story and life.
-My old religion teacher had an implicit faith in God and went to mass every Sunday.

Question 7

Lush

Answer 7

— adjective, noun, and verb
-A: growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
appealing to the senses
-In the animated HBO series Harley Quinn, the character Ivy has lush plants all over her apartment because she can make plants grow.
-The Filipino dessert, Halo-halo is very lush because of how delicious it is and it has a very muted smell making sure it is not overpowering.
-N:intoxicating liquor,: a habitual heavy drinker : Drunkard
-In the tv show Shameless, the father Frank, is a lush causing his eldest daughter to take care of her five younger siblings.
-V:to consume (alcohol), to ply (someone) with alcohol —often used with up
-Sometimes when people are in a depressive state they lush alcohol, which they shouldn’t do because it can be a depressant and in the long run isn’t great for your liver.

Question 8

Nepotism

Answer 8

— noun
-favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
-I fear that my dance teacher will be nepotistic when her daughters are older dancers.

Question 9

Persevere

Answer 9

— verb
-to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement
-Whenever I feel like giving up on my homework my mom tells me to keep persevering but I stop at the four hour mark if it’s the weekend.

Question 10

Zeal

Answer 10

— noun
-eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something
-I am extremely zealous when it comes to my crochet business because I enjoy crocheting and I make money doing something I love.