Vocabulary (Sept)

Question 1

mar (verb)

Answer 1

to impair and therefore make less than perfect

Question 2

disfigure (verb)

Answer 2

to spoil the appearance of

Question 3

poignant (adjective)

Answer 3

evoking keen sadness

Question 4

despondent (adjective)

Answer 4

sad or disheartened

Question 5

dejected (adjective)

Answer 5

sad and low-spirited

Question 6

violate (verb)

Answer 6

to break, to disregard

Question 7

defy (verb)

Answer 7

to go against, to refuse to obey

Question 8

refute (verb)

Answer 8

to prove wrong

Question 9

negate (verb)

Answer 9

to invalidate, to nullify

Question 10

cease (verb)

Answer 10

to stop existing or stop doing

Question 11

terminate (verb)

Answer 11

to interrupt

Question 12

finite (adjective)

Answer 12

having an end or a final count

Question 13

tenacious (adjective)

Answer 13

determined and committed

Question 14

restless (adjective)

Answer 14

inflexible and incessant in intensity

Question 15

inexorable (adjective)

Answer 15

unstoppable or impossible to prevent

Question 16

inevitable (adjective)

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unavoidable

Question 17

adversary (noun)

Answer 17

an opponent or enemy

Question 18

rival (noun)

Answer 18

an opponent competing for the same goal

Question 19

perpetrator (noun)

Answer 19

one carrying out an act of wrongdoing

Question 20

antagonist (noun)

Answer 20

one who actively opposes the main figure, the protagonist

Question 21

contender (noun)

Answer 21

a contestant or candidate

Question 22

ally (noun)

Answer 22

one that supports another in an ongoing effort

Question 23

confidant (noun)

Answer 23

one you can trust and share secrets with

Question 24

amiable (adjective)

Answer 24

friendly, displaying a positive and supportive attitude

Question 25

disdain (noun)

Answer 25

an intense dislike

Question 26

contempt (noun)

Answer 26

a feeling of dislike for something you consider inferior

Question 27

reproach (verb)

Answer 27

to express disapproval

Question 28

beyond reproach

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describes something as flawless

Question 29

provenance (noun)

Answer 29

origin

Question 30

genesis (noun)

Answer 30

the origin or mode of formation

Question 31

inception (noun)

Answer 31

the starting point of existence

Question 32

advent (noun)

Answer 32

an emergence or arrival of something

Question 33

implore (verb)

Answer 33

to beg

Question 34

entreat (verb)

Answer 34

to ask earnestly

Question 35

beseech (verb)

Answer 35

to ask with enthusiasm

Question 36

decree (verb)

Answer 36

to order formally, to command

Question 37

badger (verb)

Answer 37

to put pressure on someone by asking repeatedly

Question 38

plea (noun)

Answer 38

a request from an authority