Vocabulary #8

Question 1

frank (adj.)

Answer 1

(adj) open, honest, and direct in speech or writing

Question 2

strife (n.)

Answer 2

(n) angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict

Question 3

baleful (adj.)

Answer 3

(adj) threatening harm; menacing

Question 4

conceit (n.)

Answer 4

(n) excessive pride in oneself

(n) a fanciful notion

Question 5

cunning (adj.)

Answer 5

(adj) having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion

Question 6

procure (v.)

Answer 6

(v) obtain (something), esp. with care or effort

Question 7

lamentable (adj.)

Answer 7

(adj) (of circumstances or conditions) deplorably bad or unsatisfactory

Question 8

consort (v.)

Answer 8

(v) habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others

Question 9

gallant (adj.)

Answer 9

(adj) brave; heroic

Question 10

fray (n.)

Answer 10

(n) a situation of intense activity, typically one incorporating an element of aggression or competition