English II Mid-term Vocabulary

Question 1

Mixed feelings or emotions

Answer 1

Ambivalence

Question 2

Expressing extreme contempt

Answer 2

Scornful

Question 3

A positive feeling of liking

Answer 3

Affection

Question 4

Emotionally hardened

Answer 4

Callous

Question 5

Characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance

Answer 5

Patronizing

Question 6

Strong feelings of dislike

Answer 6

Disgust

Question 7

Not easily irritated

Answer 7

Placid

Question 8

Characterized by orderliness

Answer 8

Methodical

Question 9

Marked by casual disrespect

Answer 9

Insolent

Question 10

Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

Answer 10

Reckless

Question 11

Marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

Answer 11

Obstinate

Question 12

Marked by harshly abusive criticism

Answer 12

Vituperative

Question 13

Done or made or performed with purpose and intent

Answer 13

Intentional

Question 14

Novel; having no earlier occurrence

Answer 14

Unprecedented

Question 15

Openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness

Answer 15

Candid

Question 16

Hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion

Answer 16

Tentative

Question 17

Made more severe or intense especially in law

Answer 17

Aggravated

Question 18

Undistorted by emotion or personal bias

Answer 18

Objective

Question 19

Ostentatiously lofty in style

Answer 19

Bombastic

Question 20

Brief and to the point

Answer 20

Curt

Question 21

Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning

Answer 21

Pedantic

Question 22

In a state of sulky dissatisfaction

Answer 22

Disgruntled

Question 23

Temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

Answer 23

Gregarious

Question 24

Perplexed

Answer 24

Quizzical

Question 25

Hide under a false appearance

Answer 25

Dissemble

Question 26

Inspiring fear or dread

Answer 26

Formidable

Question 27

Difficult or impossible to understand

Answer 27

Inscrutable

Question 28

Incapable of being attacked or tampered with

Answer 28

Impregnable

Question 29

Remote and separate physically or socially

Answer 29

Obscure

Question 30

Ready and able to resort to force or violence

Answer 30

Pugnacious

Question 31

Grievously affected especially by disease

Answer 31

Afflicated

Question 32

Lasting for a markedly brief time

Answer 32

Fleeting

Question 33

Safe from harm or desecration

Answer 33

Inviolate

Question 34

The act of decreasing or reducing something

Answer 34

Diminution

Question 35

Curse or declare to be evil or anathema

Answer 35

Execrate

Question 36

Light teasing

Answer 36

Persiflage

Question 37

Give over to another for care or safekeeping

Answer 37

Consign

Question 38

Introduce

Answer 38

Interpose

Question 39

Excessively or hypocritically pious

Answer 39

Sanctimonious