vocal lesson 2

Question 1

antipathy

Answer 1

(n.) intense dislike

So great was her feeling of antipathy that she was afraid it showed in her face.

Question 2

antithesis

Answer 2

(n.) an exact opposite; an opposite extreme

Love is the antithesis of hate.

Question 3

badinage

Answer 3

(n.) playful teasing talk
(v.) to banter; to tease with playful talk
Although it started out as badinage, it quickly escalated to cutting insults.

Question 4

banal

Answer 4

(adj.) common, ordinary

His banal remarks quickly bored the entire class

Question 5

baroque

Answer 5

(adj.) overly decorative

Question 6

bauble

Answer 6

(n.) a showy but useless thing

John had to find a bauble to give Mary for X-mas

Question 7

bedlam

Answer 7

(n.) a noisy uproar; a seen of wild confusion

The concert hall was sheer bedlam until the rockstar appeared

Question 8

beguile

Answer 8

(v.) to deceive; to charm; to enchant

Scarlett tried to beguile all eligible men she met

Question 9

besiege

Answer 9

(v.) to overwhelm; to surround and attack

Congress men were besieged with phone call during the controversial hearings

Question 10

besmirch

Answer 10

(v.) to make dirty; to stain

My ex-bestfriend tried to besmirch my reputation with her vicious gossip.

Question 11

bestial

Answer 11

(adj.) savage, brutal

Question 12

bilious

Answer 12

(adj.) bad tempered; cross

Question 13

blanch

Answer 13

(v.) to whiten, to make pale

Sue’s face blanched visibly when she saw the charred remains of what had been her home

Question 14

bland

Answer 14

(adj.) mild, tasteless, dull

Question 15

blandishment

Answer 15

(n.) flattery

Silky, smooth blandishments poured from his lips as he tried to butter up the old lady.