Chapter 4 Vocabulary

Question 1

Ascend

Answer 1

1. To go or move upward; to rise

2. To climb or ride

Question 2

Blurt

Answer 2

To say suddenly or accidentally

Question 3

Critic

Answer 3

A person who judges people or things according to certain standards

Question 4

Foyer

Answer 4

1. an entrance hall in a house or an apartment

2. a lobby

Question 5

Impersonate

Answer 5

1. to pretend to be someone

2. to intimidate someone

Question 6

Incite

Answer 6

1. To urge on

2. To put in motion

Question 7

Indulge

Answer 7

1. To yield the whims of another

2. To pamper

Question 8

Jest

Answer 8

Noun- something said done for amusement or laughter

Verb- to act or play in an amusing way; to joke

Question 9

Mute

Answer 9

Adjective- 1. Silent
2. Unable to speak
Verb- to muffle the sound of

Question 10

Mystify

Answer 10

To confuse or perplex

Question 11

Narrate

Answer 11

1. To give an oral or a written account of

2. To tell of events or experiences in speech or writing

Question 12

Ordinance

Answer 12

1. A command or an order

2. A public regulation

Question 13

Overrate

Answer 13

To consider or rate to highly

Question 14

Pursue

Answer 14

1. To follow or chase

2. To try to get

Question 15

Readily

Answer 15

1. Quickly or without delay
2. Willingly
3. Easily

Question 16

Ridicule

Answer 16

To make fun of

Question 17

Scornful

Answer 17

Full of dislike and critical behavior

Question 18

Tact

Answer 18

The ability to do or say something in a way that does not offend

Question 19

Undaunted

Answer 19

1. Not discouraged

2. Brave

Question 20

Ample

Answer 20

1. More than adequate

2. Generous

Question 21

Curt

Answer 21

1. Rudely short with words

2. Abrupt

Question 22

Impart

Answer 22

1. To express or communicate

2. To give

Question 23

Muster

Answer 23

1. To call up

2. To assemble or gather

Question 24

Amateur

Answer 24

Noun- a person who does something as a pastime, not as a profession
Adjective- of or by amateurs

Question 25

Rue

Answer 25

To feel regret or sorrow about

Question 26

Benediction

Answer 26

A speaking of good wishes; the asking of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service

Question 27

Dictate

Answer 27

To say something aloud for the purpose of being recorded; to give orders

Question 28

Diction

Answer 28

Word choice in speaking or writing; quality of speech; enunciation

Question 29

Dictionary

Answer 29

An alphabetically arranged book that defines the words of a language or of some special subject

Question 30

Edict

Answer 30

A public order or command

Question 31

Predict

Answer 31

To foretell or say what will happen in the future