English 2 Vocab Words LS 8 and 9 (test 10-28-22)

Question 1

aura

Answer 1

a distinctive quality surrounding a person or thing; an invisible, enveloping glow

Question 2

qualms

Answer 2

an uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a slight feeling of sickness or nausea

Question 3

zealous

Answer 3

intensely devoted; eager; enthusiastic

Question 4

impediments

Answer 4

a speech disorder; an obstruction of some kind

Question 5

zephyr

Answer 5

a gentle wind; a mild breeze

Question 6

mediocre

Answer 6

only average or ordinary; medium; neither bad nor good

Question 7

reactionary

Answer 7

advocating a return to an earlier social, political, or economic policy or condition; one who advocates a return to an earlier policy or condition (of a person or a set of views)

Question 8

fabricated

Answer 8

to build or manufacture; to make up or invent (as a story or an excuse)

Question 9

stamina

Answer 9

vigor; strength; endurance

Question 10

opportune

Answer 10

right for the purpose; advantageously timed

Question 11

innate

Answer 11

inborn; natural; inherent

Question 12

recourse

Answer 12

a person or thing looked to for help, safety, and so on; a turning for help, safety, and the like, to a person or thing

Question 13

mutable

Answer 13

capable of change; inconstant

Question 14

compliance

Answer 14

the act of adapting to or giving in; a tendency to yield; conformity with official requirements

Question 15

indestructible

Answer 15

not capable of being destroyed

Question 16

prevalent

Answer 16

widespread; in general use; having general acceptance

Question 17

compatible

Answer 17

able to get along; agreeing; in agreement with; harmonious

Question 18

perception

Answer 18

an observation, a concept, or an awareness gained by use of the senses; an understanding or impression of something; appreciation; discernment

Question 19

axiom

Answer 19

a statement assumed to be true; a self evident truth; an established principle

Question 20

inanimate

Answer 20

dull; spiritless; lifeless