ASP Vocab. 1-6

Question 1

Irate

Answer 1

(Adj) enraged

Question 2

Inveigle

Answer 2

(V) to entice or lure by artful talk

Question 3

Consternation

Answer 3

(N) a sudden, alarming amazement or dread

Question 4

Collaborator

Answer 4

(N) one who works or cooperates with an enemy

Question 5

Eloquence

Answer 5

(N) fluent, forceful speech

Question 6

Indulgent

Answer 6

(Adj) yielding to the wishes or desires of one (oneself or another)

Question 7

Inane

Answer 7

(Adj) lacking sense or ideas; empty or void

Question 8

Conniver

Answer 8

(N) one who gives aid to wrongdoing by pretending not to know or notice

Question 9

Infer

Answer 9

(V) to conclude by reasoning from premises or evidence

Question 10

Venerable

Answer 10

(Adj) respected due to great age or associated dignity

Question 11

Inured

Answer 11

(Adj) toughened or accustomed to by extended experience

Question 12

Fey

Answer 12

(Adj) strange or otherworldly

Question 13

Insidious

Answer 13

(Adj) treacherous; marked by hidden danger, hazards or perils

Question 14

Blitzkrieg

Answer 14

(N) an overwhelming all-out attack

Question 15

Enmity

Answer 15

(N) active and typically mutual hatred or ill will

Question 16

Vulnerable

Answer 16

(Adj) open to attack or damage

Question 17

Treachery

Answer 17

(N) violation or allegiance faith or confidence; the betrayal of a trust

Question 18

Candid

Answer 18

(Adj) free from bias, prejudice, or malice; frank; absence of deception

Question 19

Jounced

Answer 19

(V) moved in an up-and-down manner; bounced

Question 20

Delirious

Answer 20

(Adj) marked by delirium, a mental disturbance characterized by confusion, disordered speech, and hallucinations

Question 21

Decalogue

Answer 21

(N) a basic set of rules carrying binding authority

Question 22

Ludicrous

Answer 22

(Adj) amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration or eccentricity

Question 23

Irresolutely

Answer 23

(Adv) uncertainly; without sureness

Question 24

Erratic

Answer 24

(Adj) inconsistent; irregular

Question 25

Vindicated

Answer 25

(Adj) freed; delivered from

Question 26

Idiosyncratic

Answer 26

(Adj) peculiarly individualistic; eccentric

Question 27

Sinecure

Answer 27

(N) an office or position requiring little or no work and usually providing an income

Question 28

Automaton

Answer 28

(N) like a robot; one who acts in a monotonous, routine manner

Question 29

Stupefaction

Answer 29

(N) overwhelmed amazement

Question 30

Contentious

Answer 30

(Adj) controversial; argumentative; quarrelsome