A Separate Peace Vocab List 2

Question 1

Turbid

Answer 1

cloudy due to stirred-up sediment; thick or dense; muddled or disturbed

Question 2

Sinecure

Answer 2

a position or office that provides perks but requires little to no work

Question 3

Impinge

Answer 3

to make a negative impression; to have a bad effect or impact on; to encroach or infringe upon

Question 4

Implausible

Answer 4

not likely; unconvincing; improbable; provoking; disbelief

Question 5

Urbane

Answer 5

characterized by elegance and sophistication; refined

Question 6

Torpid

Answer 6

inactive, sluggish, slow, dull, apathetic

Question 7

Tumult

Answer 7

confusion and disorder, often caused by people; an uproar or commotion

Question 8

Desolate

Answer 8

barren, devastating, lonely; feeling lonely or aabandoned

Question 9

Incongruity

Answer 9

the quality of being out of place or incompatible; not in harmony; not consistent or appropriate

Question 10

Opulent

Answer 10

characterized by wealth, seeming rich, luxurious; abundant

Question 11

Undulation

Answer 11

a wavelike motion or shape

Question 12

Bellicose

Answer 12

aggressively hostile; ready to fight; belligerent