Humanities Week 4

Question 1

hyperventilate

hyperventilates; hyperventilated; hyperventilating

Answer 1

1. (verb) to breath very quickly and deeply, so that that you may begin to feel dizzy.

• • the boy panicked and began hyperventilating
• • the latest economic news has prompted a lot of hyperventilating on Wall Street

Question 2

impertinent

Answer 2

1. (adjective) rude and showing a lack of respect

• • She asked a few impertinent questions.
• • He was an impertinent young man.
• • I was shocked by the impertinence of her questions.

Question 3

impulsive

Answer 3

1. (adjective) doing things or tending to do things suddently and without careful throught.
2. (adjective) acting or tending to act on impulse

• • She’s impulsive and often does things that she later regrets.
• • He needs to learn to control his impulsive behavior.
• • She made an impulsive decision to quit her job.

Question 4

indignant

Answer 4

1. (adjective) felling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong
2. (adjective) very angry

• • She wrote an indignant letter to the editor.
• • He was/got/became very indignant about/over the changes.
• • She indignantly denied all the accusations.

Question 5

obscure

Answer 5

1. (adjective) not well-known
2. (adjective) not known to most people, obscure books/titles

• • The little antique shop is an obscure corner of the city.
• • The obscure singer has never had a hit.

Question 6

petrify

petrifies; petrified; petrifying

Answer 6

1. (verb) to make (someone) very afraid

– It petrifies me to think how close we came to dying.

Question 7

repulsive

Answer 7

1. (adjective) causing strong dislike or disgust

– The rotten meat was repulsive

Question 8

treacherous

Answer 8

1. (adjective) not able to be trusted

• • The villian is a treacherous enemy.
• • My treacherous friend betrayed me in the game.