Vocabulary

Question 1

(noun)
1
: a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging
2
: a slender vertical or nearly vertical structure (as an upright post in various cranes)
3
: a disciplinary proceeding at which the commanding officer of a naval unit hears and disposes of cases against enlisted men

(verb)
to furnish with a ___________

Answer 1

mast (noun)

Question 2

1
: an expression of rebuke or disapproval
2
: the act or action of ______ or disapproving
3
a : a cause or occasion of blame, discredit, or disgrace
b : discredit, disgrace
4
obsolete : one subjected to censure or scorn

Answer 2

reproach (noun)

reproachful play -fəl\ adjective
reproachfully play -fə-lē\ adverb
reproachfulness noun

Question 3

1
a : the act or practice in international law of resorting to force short of war in retaliation for damage or loss suffered
b : an instance of such action
2
obsolete : prize
3
: the regaining of something (as by recapture)
4
: something (as a sum of money) given or paid in restitution —usually used in plural
5
: a retaliatory act

Answer 3

reprisal (noun)

Question 4

N

Answer 4

assuage

Question 5

adjective

ostentatious in one’s learning.
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.

Answer 5

pedantic

Question 6

—adjective

characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an _________ dresser.
(of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice: Lady Bountiful’s ostentatious charity.

Answer 6

Ostentatious

Question 7

1. easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a ______ error
2. attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities: He was ________ by his booming laughter.

Answer 7

conspicuous (adjective)
kuh n-spik-yoo-uh s

Related Forms
conspicuously (adverb)
conspicuousness, conspicuity (noun)

Question 8

1. not noticeable, or not prominent

Answer 8

inconspicuous (adjective)
in-kuh n-spik-yoo-uh s

Related Forms
inconspicuously (adverb)
inconspicuousness (noun)

Question 9

an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange.

Answer 9

xenophobia (noun)

zen-uh-foh-bee-uh, zee-nuh

Question 10

1. changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a ______ nature
2. animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted.
3. pertaining to, containging, or caused by the metal _______
   4.

Answer 10

mercurial (adjective)
mer-kyoo r-ee-uh l

Related Forms
mercurially (adverb)
mercurialness, mercuriality (noun)
unmercurial (adjective)
unmercurially (adverb)
unmercurialness (noun)