EXAM vocab

Question 1

Ominous

Answer 1

Adj
- threatening or of bad omen

Question 2

Rampant

Answer 2

Adj
- running wild, uncontrolled

Question 3

Solace

Answer 3

Noun / Verb
- comfort/to comfort, relief/ to soothe

Question 4

Supple

Answer 4

Adj
- bendable, flexable

Question 5

Suppress

Answer 5

Verb
- To stop by force, to put down

Question 6

Abhor

Answer 6

Verb
- to despise or hate deeply

Question 7

Corrosive

Answer 7

Adj
- Eating away gradually

Question 8

Reprehensible

Answer 8

Adj
- Deserving blame or punishment

Question 9

turbulent

Answer 9

Adj
- Violent, stormy, disorderly

Question 10

vociferous

Answer 10

Adj
- Loud and noisy

Question 11

apathy

Answer 11

Noun
- a lack of feeling, opposite of empathy

Question 12

deride

Answer 12

Verb
- To mock or laugh at

Question 13

ingenuous

Answer 13

Adj
- Innocent, simple, sincere

Question 14

quandary

Answer 14

Noun
- a state of doubt, confusioun

Question 15

revel

Answer 15

Verb or Noun
- to take pleasure in or have a wild celebration

Question 16

allocate

Answer 16

Verb
- to set apart or designate for a special
purpose

Question 17

deviate

Answer 17

Verb, Noun, Adjective
- to stray from the norm, one who strays from the norm, differing from a norm

Question 18

exult

Answer 18

verb
- to rejoice greatly

Question 19

palatable

Answer 19

Adj
- agreeable to ones tastes

Question 20

rancor

Answer 20

Noun
- bitter resentment or ill-will

Question 21

contentious

Answer 21

Adj
- argumentative

Question 22

crestfallen

Answer 22

Adj
- discouraged

Question 23

disheveled

Answer 23

Adj
- Untidy or out of order

Question 24

lametable

Answer 24

Adj
- being regretted or pitied

Question 25

sonorous

Answer 25

Adj
- deep and rich in sound