Lesson 6 Vocab

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

to make better; to become better; improve

Question 2

baleful

Answer 2

expressing hatred or evil; harmful or ominous

Question 3

berate

Answer 3

to criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently

Question 4

circumvent

Answer 4

to avoid through craftiness

Question 5

compunction

Answer 5

a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt

Question 6

condone

Answer 6

to overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse

Question 7

diminutive

Answer 7

very small; tiny

Question 8

euphemism

Answer 8

a polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant

Question 9

expendable

Answer 9

able to be used up, then discarded and replaced

Question 10

heresy

Answer 10

the expression of shocking or unacceptable views

Question 11

infirmity

Answer 11

physical or mental weakness or defect or weak or feeble

Question 12

profane

Answer 12

to treat scorn, not connected with religion, worldly, disrespectful of sacred things

Question 13

recompense

Answer 13

to pay or compensate

Question 14

repast

Answer 14

food and drink; meal

Question 15

servitude

Answer 15

a lack of freedom; forced labor