English Vocab 1

Question 1

Aromatic

Answer 1

Having a sweet, penetrating smell; spicy

Question 2

Austere

Answer 2

Having a stern look or manner; strict or severe in modes of living or acting

Question 3

Blasphemy

Answer 3

Profane speaking of God or of sacred things; an irreverent act or utterance

Question 4

Despot

Answer 4

An absolute tyrannical ruler

Question 5

Dogma

Answer 5

that which is an opinion; a belief, principle, doctrine (sometimes imperiously or arrogantly declared)

Question 6

Enigma

Answer 6

An obscure riddle or puzzle; a baffling situation or person

Question 7

Heresy

Answer 7

A belief or opinion at variance with established doctrine in religion or other fields

Question 8

Ironic

Answer 8

Characterized by a manner of speaking in which are used to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; characteristic of that which is the direct opposite of what is expected or hoped for

Question 9

Labyrinth

Answer 9

An intricate structure or system of winding, interconnecting paths; something highly intricate or perplexing in makeup

Question 10

Masticate

Answer 10

To grind or crush with the teeth

Question 11

Pathos

Answer 11

A quality, especially in literature or art, that awakens feelings of sympathy, pity, compassion, or sorrow

Question 12

Zealot

Answer 12

A fanatically devoted or committed person; an immoderate partisan

Question 13

Diffuse

Answer 13

Characterized by the excessive use of words

Question 14

Discern

Answer 14

To distinguish mentally; to recognize or perceive distinctly

Question 15

Disparage

Answer 15

To belittle, discredit, or undervalue

Question 16

Dissipate

Answer 16

To scatter or consume wastefully

Question 17

distraught

Answer 17

Mentally distracted by being pulled in different directions; deeply agitated

Question 18

Premonition

Answer 18

A forewarning; an instinctive foreboding

Question 19

Preposterous

Answer 19

Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; utterly absurd

Question 20

Presentiment

Answer 20

A mental impression or feeling of something about to happen, especially of something unfortunate or evil

Question 21

Profane

Answer 21

Something blasphemous; irreverence toward God or sacred things

Question 22

Promulgate

Answer 22

To make known by public declaration; to publish

Question 23

Provident

Answer 23

Anticipating future needs or events and making provision for them; wise in the use of resources

Question 24

Discretion

Answer 24

Quality of being prudent, wary, cautiously reserved