1.2 Vocab

Question 1

To envy someone’s possession or enjoyment; to give something reluctantly or resentfully

Answer 1

Begrudge

Question 2

Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

Answer 2

brevity

Question 3

Having knowledge or being aware

Answer 3

Cognizant

Question 4

Subject to chance; dependent on something else

Answer 4

Contingent

Question 5

Poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself

Answer 5

Destitution

Question 6

Unfortunate; Unlucky

Answer 6

hapless

Question 7

Hinted at; Implied

Answer 7

Implicit

Question 8

Having the tendency to be easily angered; irritable

Answer 8

Irascible

Question 9

To place or deal with close together for a contrasting effect

Answer 9

Juxtapose

Question 10

A countless or extreme number

Answer 10

Myriad

Question 11

Chief in importance; supreme; above others in rank or authority

Answer 11

Paramount

Question 12

Having a ready insight into and understanding of things; discerning; astute

Answer 12

Perspicacious

Question 13

A witty remark

Answer 13

Quip

Question 14

Prepared to obey others unquestioningly; submissive

Answer 14

Subservient

Question 15

Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear or lack of confidence; apprehensive, fearful

Answer 15

Timorous

Question 16

Distasteful

Answer 16

Unsavory

Question 17

Showing strong felling; forceful

Answer 17

Vehemently

Question 18

A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists; remnant; fragment

Answer 18

Vestige

Question 19

Changes in circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant; downturn

Answer 19

Vicissitudes

Question 20

To forcibly pull something from a person’s grasp

Answer 20

Wrest