10th Lit Vocab U3

Question 1

Marginalize

Answer 1

Verb
To relegate to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group; to undermine or put down

Question 2

Pariah

Answer 2

Noun
Someone or something that is despised or rejected; an outcast

Question 3

Bigotry

Answer 3

Noun
Stubborn or intolerant devotion to ones own opinions and prejudices

Question 4

Conformity

Answer 4

Noun
Agreement and acting in form, manner, or character with some specific standard or authority; the act of conforming.

Question 5

Euphemism

Answer 5

Noun
The substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

Question 6

Qualm

Answer 6

Noun
A feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety

Question 7

Chiffonier

Answer 7

a high narrow chest of drawers

Question 8

Tiff

Answer 8

Verb
To have a petty fight or argument

Question 9

Conscientious

Answer 9

Adjective
Meticulous, careful, thoughtful; governed by or conforming to the dictates of conscience

Question 10

Incognito

Answer 10

Noun
one appearing or living in disguise

Question 11

Crude

Answer 11

Adjective
Marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity

Question 12

Suave

Answer 12

Adjective
Smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated

Question 13

Lagoon

Answer 13

Noun
A shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water

Question 14

Capacity

Answer 14

Noun
The potential or suitability for holding , storing or accommodating