and then there were none vocab

Question 0

hypocrite

Answer 0

a person who professes beliefs or opinions that he or she does not hold.

Question 1

perjury

Answer 1

a criminal offense of making false statements under oath.

Question 2

Farce

Answer 2

an empty or patently ridiculous act, proceeding, or a situation.

Question 3

grotesque

Answer 3

distorted or unnatural in shape or size

Question 4

futile

Answer 4

producing no result or effect, unproductive of success

Question 5

predatory

Answer 5

living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain

Question 6

earnest

Answer 6

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions.

Question 7

compelling

Answer 7

tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument.

Question 8

wry

Answer 8

bent to one side; humorlessly sarcastic or mocking.

Question 9

malicious

Answer 9

intently harmful or spiteful; having the nature of, or resulting from, the intention or desire of evil.

Question 10

tenacious

Answer 10

stubbornly unyielding

Question 11

laconically

Answer 11

in a dry manner, using very few words.

Question 12

asphyxiation

Answer 12

death by deprivation of oxygen.

Question 13

sagacity

Answer 13

the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations.

Question 14

exonerate

Answer 14

pronounce not guilty of criminal charge

Question 15

idiosyncrasy

Answer 15

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual.

Question 16

adroit

Answer 16

expert or nimble in the use of hands and body; quick or skillful, or adept in action or thought.

Question 17

obstinate

Answer 17

resistance to guidance or discipline.

Question 18

innocuous

Answer 18

not injurious to physical or mental health; not causing disapproval.

Question 19

capricious

Answer 19

determined by chance or impulse or whim, rather than by necessity or reason.