English 8 mid term review- vocab

Question 1

acquit (vb.)

Answer 1

clear of a charge; find

not guilty

Question 2

acrimonious (adj.)

Answer 2

sarcastic; bitter; nasty

Question 3

amiable (adj.)

Answer 3

friendly

Question 4

assuaged (verb)

Answer 4

to lessen or to calm

Question 5

audacity (noun)

Answer 5

boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety,conventional thought, or other restrictions.

Question 6

auspicious (adj.)

Answer 6

favorable

Question 7

bade (verb)

Answer 7

past tense of bid; to command; order; direct

Question 8

boisterous (adj.)

Answer 8

rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained

Question 9

condensed: (Adjective)

Answer 9

reduced in volume, area, length, or scope; shortened; made denser, especially reduced from a gaseous to a liquid state; thickened by distillation or evaporation; concentrated

Question 10

consternation (noun)

Answer 10

a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.

Question 11

defiance (noun)

Answer 11

a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.

Question 12

diligently (adv.)

Answer 12

industriously; in a hard-working manner

Question 13

drape: (Verb)

Answer 13

to adjust (curtains, clothes, etc.) into graceful folds, attractive lines, etc.; 
to arrange, hang, or let fall carelessly

Question 14

emancipated: (Adj.)

Answer 14

To free (someone) from someone else’s control or power

Question 15

impediment (noun)

Answer 15

obstruction; hindrance; obstacle; any physical defect that impedes normal or easy speech; a speech disorder.

Question 16

impudent (adj.)

Answer 16

disrespectful; bold; sassy

Question 17

irked (verb)

Answer 17

to be annoyed

Question 18

jut: (Verb)

Answer 18

to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out)

Question 19

malignant (adj.)

Answer 19

dangerous; evil

Question 20

perpetrated (vb.)

Answer 20

carried out; committed

Question 21

pinioned (adj.)

Answer 21

confined; held down

Question 22

quelled (vb.)

Answer 22

To quell is to overwhelm something until it is powerless.

Question 23

recluse (n.)

Answer 23

someone who stays away from society and the company of others

Question 24

reprimand (verb)

Answer 24

to reprove or rebuke severely, especially in a formal way.

Question 25

synchronize (verb)

Answer 25

to cause to go on, move, operate, work, etc., at the same rate and exactly together

Question 26

tedious (adj.)

Answer 26

boring; tiresome

Question 27

tirade (n.)

Answer 27

a long angry speech

Question 28

vexed (adj.):

Answer 28

irritated; annoyed

Question 29

waft: (Verb)

Answer 29

to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water; to send or convey lightly, as if in flight

Question 30

waned (verb)

Answer 30

1) to decrease in strength, intensity, etc. 2) to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc. 3) to draw to a close; approach an end 4) (of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon.