Lesson 5 Vocabulary (test Friday 9/30/22)

Question 1

composure

Answer 1

the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.
OR
self-possession (calm or/and confident); tranquility (calm)

Question 2

lament

Answer 2

pity for someone else’s suffering; along with a desire to help

Question 3

repress

Answer 3

to restrain; to keep or put down

Question 4

painstaking

Answer 4

very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous

Question 5

insipid

Answer 5

flavorless; dull or unexciting; lifeless

Question 6

atrocious

Answer 6

exceedingly bad; wicked or cruel; abominable

Question 7

loathe

Answer 7

to feel intense dislike or hatred; to detest

Question 8

discern

Answer 8

to detect with one of the senses, to notice; to recognize as different or to identify as separate; to come to know mentally, to judge

Question 9

deteriorate

Answer 9

to become worse or less valuable; to diminish

Question 10

compassion

Answer 10

to feel deep sorrow; to express sorrow or mourning for; to grieve; an expression of grief; a song or poem expressing grief