Black boy vocab

Question 0

Injunction

Answer 0

Noun
Warning, order
Ant: conversation
The family was telling injunctions to the neighbors about their haunted house.

Question 1

Chastened

Answer 1

Verb
Restrain, subdue
Ant: help
She chastened her son after he had hurt another student.

Question 2

Contrite

Answer 2

Adj
Remorseful, regretful
Ant: glad
He was contrite that he hadn’t told her he loved her before she died.

Question 3

Copiously

Answer 3

Adj
Large quantity, abundant
Ant: needy
The copious amount of food on the table shocked the homeless people.

Question 4

Duped

Answer 4

Verb
Deceive, trick
Ant: truth
She duped the teacher into thinking that it was a half day, and was let out early.

Question 5

Surreptitiously

Answer 5

Adj
Sly, deceive-full
Ant: humble
She surreptitiously stole the water bottle from the store.

Question 6

Invocation

Answer 6

Noun
Asking, questioning
Ant: silence
The detective kept the invocation going by continuing to ask important questions to his suspect.

Question 7

Emulate

Answer 7

Verb
Match, surpass
Ant: fail
The teacher made it clear that Bob had emulated the test by getting a 120%.

Question 8

Vindictive

Answer 8

Adj
Desire for revenge, cruel
Ant: humble
Her thoughts turned vindictive after her friend started making fun of her.