english: vocab lesson 7-8

Question 1

attacks on a person’s character or honesty; damaging or unfavorable remarks

Answer 1

aspersions

Question 2

a strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; a sting o conscience or pang of guilt

Answer 2

compunction

Question 3

hateful or mocking laughter; ridicule

Answer 3

derision

Question 4

moral disapproval

Answer 4

disapprobation

Question 5

to banish or exclude from a group; to shun

Answer 5

ostracize

Question 6

• to criticize sharply

* strong criticism

Answer 6

rebuke

Question 7

a sudden, intense feeling of disgust

Answer 7

revulsion

Question 8

vulgar, coarse, or abusive in expression; foul mouthed

Answer 8

scurrilous

Question 9

to reject scornfully

Answer 9

spurn

Question 10

intensely and bitterly harsh; stinging

Answer 10

vitriolic

Question 11

• responsible; required to answer for one’s action’s

* explainable

Answer 11

accountable

Question 12

giving constant attention; hard-working; conscientious

Answer 12

assiduous

Question 13

• a situation that remains in effect unless specifically set in some other way
• failure to complete a task or meet an obligation
• to fail to meet an obligation

Answer 13

default

Question 14

• ineffective; feeble; useless

* careless and irresponsible

Answer 14

feckless

Question 15

• imposed as a duty or an obligation
• currently holding an office or a position
• a person currently holding a position or an office

Answer 15

incumbent

Question 16

• a legal responsibility or obligation

* something that holds one back; a handicap

Answer 16

liability

Question 17

required or commanded by authority

Answer 17

mandatory

Question 18

neglect; lack of proper care or attention

Answer 18

negligence

Question 19

difficult to bear, carry, or do; troublesome; burdensome

Answer 19

onerous

Question 20

lax or careless in attending to duty

Answer 20

remiss