Douglass Vocab

Question 1

Incredulous

Answer 1

(Of a person or their manner) unable or unwilling to believe something (adj)

Question 2

Pernicious

Answer 2

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way (adj)

Question 3

Veracity

Answer 3

Conformity to facts; accuracy (noun)

Question 4

Commensurate

Answer 4

Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion (adjective)

Question 5

Sanguine

Answer 5

Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation (adj)

Question 6

Jargon

Answer 6

Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand (noun)

Question 7

Ineffable

Answer 7

Too great or extreme to be described or expressed in words (adj)

Question 8

Supposition

Answer 8

An uncertain belief (noun)

Question 9

Brook

Answer 9

To tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition) (verb)

Question 10

Obdurate

Answer 10

Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action (adjective)

Question 11

Vestige

Answer 11

A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists (noun)

Question 12

Profligate

Answer 12

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources (adjective)

Question 13

Epoch

Answer 13

The beginning of a distinct period in the history of someone or something (noun)

Question 14

Maxim

Answer 14

A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct (noun)

Question 15

Hector

Answer 15

To talk to (someone) in a bullying way (verb)