A Separate Peace Vocab Chapters 1-9

Question 1

accolade

Answer 1

(n) praise; a symbol of approval

Question 2

anarchy

Answer 2

(n) a state of lawlessness and disorder

Question 3

aphorism

Answer 3

(n) a short, instructive saying (i.e. “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”)

Question 4

cacophony

Answer 4

(n) loud, confusing, disagreeable sounds

Question 5

enmity

Answer 5

(n) a state of deep-seated ill-will or hostility

Question 6

erratic

Answer 6

(adj) liable to sudden or unpredictable change

Question 7

foreboding

Answer 7

(n) the feeling that something bad is coming

Question 8

fratricide

Answer 8

(n) the murder of a sibling

Question 9

gibe

Answer 9

(v) to laugh at with scorn; to mock OR (n) an insult

Question 10

idiosyncratic

Answer 10

(adj) peculiar to the individual person

Question 11

inane

Answer 11

(adj) silly or stupid

Question 12

indulgent

Answer 12

(adj) being overly generous or lenient (ex: “indulgent parents” would give their child anything they asked for)

Question 13

inveigle (pronounced in-VEE-gull or in-VAY-gull)

Answer 13

(v) to influence someone by gentle urging or flattery

Question 14

irate

Answer 14

(adj) extremely angry

Question 15

poignance

Answer 15

(n) a state of deeply felt emotion

Question 16

pungent

Answer 16

(adj) strong and sharp to the taste or smell

Question 17

resonant

Answer 17

(adj) characterized by a loud, deep sound

Question 18

sinecure

Answer 18

(n) a job that involves minimal duties (an easy job)

Question 19

tacit

Answer 19

(adj) understood or implied, without being stated out loud

Question 20

virtuoso

Answer 20

(n) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field