Eng 1 - Vocab #3

Question 1

auspicious

Answer 1

(adj.) giving or being a sign of future success; favorable

Question 2

contemptuous

Answer 2

(adj.) showing the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn; scornful

Question 3

diminutive

Answer 3

(adj.) extremely small or unusually small

Question 4

illicit

Answer 4

(adj.) forbidden by laws, rules, or custom`

Question 5

impudent

Answer 5

(adj.) not showing due respect for another person; impertinent

Question 6

malevolent

Answer 6

(adj.) having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Question 7

melancholy

Answer 7

(adj./n.) a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

Question 8

predilection

Answer 8

(n.) a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

Question 9

taciturn

Answer 9

(adj.) (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

Question 10

vexation

Answer 10

(n.) the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried