English Final Vocabulary

Question 1

specious (adj.)

Answer 1

appearing to be true but actually false; deceptive

Question 2

enmity (n.)

Answer 2

a very deep unfriendly feeling; hostility

Question 3

furtive (adj.)

Answer 3

sly devious

Question 4

persist (v.)

Answer 4

to keep going in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty, opposition, or failure

Question 5

hiatus (n.)

Answer 5

a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process

Question 6

interpose (v.)

Answer 6

place or insert between one thing & another

Question 7

contrite (adj.)

Answer 7

sincerely sorry for shortcomings

Question 8

dubious (adj.)

Answer 8

doubtful; of uncertain quality

Question 9

belligerent (adj.)

Answer 9

angry and aggressive : feeling or showing readiness to fight

Question 10

myriad (adj.)

Answer 10

consisting of a very great number

Question 11

sinewy (adj.)

Answer 11

having strong or lean muscles

Question 12

indignant (adj.)

Answer 12

angered at something unjust or wrong

Question 13

rebuke (v.)

Answer 13

to scold; criticize

Question 14

reckon (v.)

Answer 14

to believe something is true or probable

Question 15

torrid (adj.)

Answer 15

extremely hot

Question 16

demure (adj.)

Answer 16

quiet, modest, reserved

Question 17

fervor (n.)

Answer 17

intensity of feeling or expression

Question 18

derision (n.)

Answer 18

a state of being laughed at or ridiculed

Question 19

purge (v.)

Answer 19

clear of guilt; purify; free; get rid of

Question 20

talisman (n.)

Answer 20

an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune

Question 21

inimical (adj.)

Answer 21

hostile, enemy-like

Question 22

ensconce (v.)

Answer 22

shelter; conceal

Question 23

distend (v.)

Answer 23

to swell out

Question 24

ululation (n.)

Answer 24

a loud howling or wailing sound