A Separate Peace Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

contentious

A

causing an argument

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

prodigious

A

great in size

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

regimen

A

a prescribed medical course

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

consternation

A

great dismay

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

inanimate

A

lifeless

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

conceivable

A

to imagine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

chronic

A

continuing for a long time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

inane

A

lacking meaning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

tentative

A

not fully developed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

inured

A

to accustom someone to something

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

anguish

A

severe pain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

anarchy

A

without government or law

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

inaccessible

A

unable to reach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

obliterate

A

to destroy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

mordantly

A

sarcastic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

latent

A

lying dormant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

spectral

A

like a ghost

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

irresolute

A

uncertain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

visionary

A

planning the future with imagination

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

reverberate

A

to echo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

transfix

A

motionless

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

idiosyncrasy

A

behavior peculiar to an individual

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

vindicted

A

clear of blame

24
Q

emissary

A

person sent on a mission

25
exaltation
State of extreme happiness
26
exaltation
state of extreme happiness
27
automaton
human-like mechanical device
28
salient
noticeable
29
fratricide
killing one's brother
30
galvanized
to shock
31
glowered
angry look
32
judicious
sound judgement
33
implausible
difficult to believe
34
opulent
rich, abundance
35
exhorted
strongly discouraged
36
discernible
perceptible
37
encroach
to intrude
38
vagary
unexpected change
39
accolade
award
40
cacophony
harsh sound
41
culminate
reach climax
42
presage
omen, warning
43
preeminent
superior to others
44
austerity
stern or severe
45
primeval
of the earliest stages
46
urbane
elegant
47
stealthy
secretly
48
terminus
the end
49
inveigle
to entice with flattery
50
guileful
cunning
51
incongruity
inconsistent
52
precarious
dangerously unstable
53
assimilate
to take in and understand
54
bellicose
willingness to fight
55
disconcerting
to feel unsettled
56
assert
to be confident