Jazz Section 1

Question 1

prosecute

Answer 1

to hold a trial against a person who is accused of a crime to see if that person is guilty

Question 2

bleak

Answer 2

not warm, friendly, cheerful

Question 3

retribution

Answer 3

punishment for doing something wrong

Question 4

chastise

Answer 4

to criticize (someone) harshly for doing something wrong

Question 5

extricate

Answer 5

free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty

Question 6

renegade

Answer 6

a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.

Question 7

fissure

Answer 7

a narrow opening or crack

Question 8

foray

Answer 8

1. a sudden invasion or attack
2. an attempt to do something especially for the first time
3. a short journey

Question 9

accusation

Answer 9

a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong

Question 10

ritual

Answer 10

a formal ceremony or series of acts that is always performed in the same way

Question 11

audacity

Answer 11

a willingness to take bold risks`

Question 12

whim

Answer 12

a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained

Question 13

paltriness

Answer 13

very small or inadequate

Question 14

insufficiency

Answer 14

not having or providing enough of what is needed

Question 15

recriminations

Answer 15

an angry statement in which you accuse or criticize a person who has accused or criticized you

Question 16

listlessness

Answer 16

lacking energy or spirit

Question 17

flimsy

Answer 17

insubstantial and easily damaged

Question 18

artificial

Answer 18

made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally

Question 19

strident

Answer 19

loud and harsh

Question 20

sullen

Answer 20

bad-tempered and sulky

Question 21

persistent

Answer 21

continuing beyond the usual, expected, or normal time

Question 22

unseemly

Answer 22

not proper or appropriate

Question 23

inhospitable

Answer 23

1. harsh and difficult to live in

2. (of a person) unfriendly and unwelcoming towards people.

Question 24

superstitious

Answer 24

of, relating to, or influenced by superstition

Question 25

makeshift

Answer 25

used as a usually rough and temporary replacement for something

Question 26

intricate

Answer 26

very complicated or detailed

Question 27

malleable

Answer 27

capable of being easily changed or influenced

Question 28

pester

Answer 28

trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions

Question 29

sear

Answer 29

to burn and damage the surface of (something) with strong and sudden heat

Question 30

dispossess

Answer 30

to take land, possessions, etc., from (someone)