English 2 Vocab Words LS 17

Question 1

insolence

Answer 1

quality or instance of being disrespectful and insulting; imprudence

Question 2

prone

Answer 2

having a tendency, inclined; lying flat, face down

Question 3

diversion

Answer 3

a turning aside, as of traffic or attention; a game or pastime; a recreation

Question 4

annihilated

Answer 4

to destroy completely; to vanquish; to make ineffectual or unimportant; to kill

Question 5

purge

Answer 5

to remove undesirable elements from; to rid; to remove by cleansing; the removal of members by a higher authority

Question 6

moderation

Answer 6

state of being restrained, avoidance of excess; presiding over, as a meeting; mediation

Question 7

concession

Answer 7

an act of granting or yielding; something granted or yielded; a privilege, such as the right to use land, granted for a specific purpose

Question 8

flagrant

Answer 8

obviously bad, notorious, outrageous

Question 9

decimated

Answer 9

to destroy or kill a large part of

Question 10

evaded

Answer 10

to escape or avoid something, especially by using deceit or cleverness; to avoid doing or answering something directly