20 vocabulary deck 1

Question 1

instructive

Answer 1

useful and informative

Question 2

propriety

Answer 2

the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.

Question 3

infirmity

Answer 3

physical or mental weakness.

Question 4

indulge

Answer 4

allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.

Question 5

pathos

Answer 5

a quality that evokes pity or sadness.

Question 6

conditional

Answer 6

subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met; made or granted on certain terms.

Question 7

zealous

Answer 7

having or showing zeal.

Question 8

paranoia

Answer 8

suspicion and mistrust of people or their actions without evidence or justification.

Question 9

indifferent

Answer 9

having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.

Question 10

anaphora

Answer 10

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Question 11

esteem

Answer 11

respect and admiration, typically for a person.

Question 12

resposed

Answer 12

lie down in rest.

Question 13

allusion

Answer 13

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Question 14

swindlers

Answer 14

a person who uses deception to deprive someone of money or possessions.

Question 15

decency

Answer 15

behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability

Question 16

parallelism

Answer 16

the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.

Question 17

coopering

Answer 17

Present participle of cooper.

Question 18

pathetic

Answer 18

arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness

Question 19

conception

Answer 19

the forming or devising of a plan or idea.

Question 20

resolution

Answer 20

a firm decision to do or not to do something.