ISSE Vocabulary

Question 0

Mortify

Answer 0

To shame or humiliate

Question 1

Innocuous

Answer 1

Harmless

Question 2

Preposterous

Answer 2

Outrageous

Question 3

Divert

Answer 3

To amuse or distract

Question 4

Pretentious

Answer 4

Being a show-off; arrogant

Question 5

Scruples

Answer 5

Values; morals

Question 6

Trivial

Answer 6

Unimportant; ordinary

Question 7

Incessant

Answer 7

Endless; not ceasing

Question 8

Trek

Answer 8

A long, difficult journey, often involving hiking

Question 9

Vivacious

Answer 9

Lively; animated

Question 10

Emit

Answer 10

To give off; discharge; to end

Question 11

Somber

Answer 11

Gloomy; depressing; melancholy

Question 12

Unequivocal

Answer 12

Clear; leaving no doubt

Question 13

Apprehensive

Answer 13

Nervous or scare about something in the future

Question 14

Capricious

Answer 14

Unpredictable; changing without reason; fickle

Question 15

Comical

Answer 15

Funny; amusing

Question 16

Condemn

Answer 16

To criticize; to sentence (condemnation)

Question 17

Elucidate

Answer 17

To make clear; to explain

Question 18

Inhabit

Answer 18

To live or dwell; to occupy

Question 19

Peer

Answer 19

To look intently or with difficulty

Question 20

Placate

Answer 20

To soothe; to satisfy; to appease

Question 21

Revere

Answer 21

To honor; to worship

Question 22

Tact

Answer 22

The ability to say the right thing at the right time; diplomacy