Eng Vocab 3 Test

Question 1

Hurly burly

Answer 1

(Noun)
Noisy disorder and confusion; commotion; uproar

Question 2

Plight

Answer 2

(Noun)
A situation that is hard to get out of

Question 3

Flout

Answer 3

(Verb)
Scorn or show contempt for

Question 4

Parse

Answer 4

(Verb)
Break it into parts and analyze each element carefully; consider in detail to discover essential features or meaning

Question 5

Harbinger

Answer 5

(Noun)
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone; a sign of things to come

Question 6

Compunction

Answer 6

(Noun)
A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

Question 7

Gall

Answer 7

(Noun/verb)
N: bitterness of spirit; the trait of being rude and & impertinent
V: irritating

Question 8

Ironic

Answer 8

(Adjective)
Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

Question 9

Mettle

Answer 9

(Noun)
Courage and fortitude; the courage to carry on

Question 10

Cleave

Answer 10

(Verb)
1- being in close contact, to staying really close to someone or something
2- to split apart with a short tool

Question 11

Equivocate

Answer 11

(Verb)
Be deliberately ambiguous to mislead or hide information

Question 12

Mar

Answer 12

(Verb)
Make imperfect, ruin

Question 13

Clamor

Answer 13

(Verb/noun)
V: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; make loud demands
N: a loud harsh or strident noise

Question 14

Posterity

Answer 14

(Noun)
All future generations; offspring of a progenitor

Question 15

Jovial

Answer 15

(Adjective)
Full of or showing high spirited merriment