Vocab Week 6

Question 1

Appease

Answer 1

Bring peace quiet or calm to a situation by satisfying demands

Question 2

Archaic

Answer 2

Having characteristics of the past like old fashioned

Question 3

Autonomy

Answer 3

Ability to make one’s own decisions and govern themselves

Question 4

Balmy

Answer 4

Having the qualities of balm (soothing)

Question 5

Beguile

Answer 5

To charm or enchant someone is a deceptive or misleading way

Question 6

Besiege

Answer 6

To surround a place with armed forces

Question 7

Commence

Answer 7

To begin or start something

Question 8

Devastation

Answer 8

Refers to severe or overwhelming damage

Question 9

Espionage

Answer 9

Refers to the practice os spying to using spies to obtain secret info

Question 10

Facsimile

Answer 10

Forms and exact copy or reproduction of something

Question 11

Inclement

Answer 11

Refers to cold and unpleasant weather

Question 12

Invincible

Answer 12

Unable to be destroyed

Question 13

Latititude

Answer 13

Angular distance from a specific plane

Question 14

Perseverance

Answer 14

Continued effort to achieve something

Question 15

Precarious

Answer 15

dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions,

Question 16

Pretext

Answer 16

Is a reason given to justify an action that isn’t the real reason (lie)

Question 17

Vigilant

Answer 17

Means to carefully watch for possible danger

Question 18

Wane

Answer 18

Decrease in size or amount of

Question 19

Wreak

Answer 19

Cause something danger or havok

Question 20

Vulnerable

Answer 20

Being open to physical or emotional harm