Lesson 9 Vocab

Question 1

Unpleasantly loud; glaringly obvious or conspicuous

Answer 1

Blatant

Synonym: flagrant
Antonym: subtle, inconspicuous

Question 2

A short heavy club with one end loaded or thicker than the other; to beat or strike with a club

Answer 2

Bludgeon

Question 3

A show or pretense of defiance or courage

Answer 3

Bravado

Synonym: braggadocio
Antonym: modesty

Question 4

A clown or jester; a person who is always trying to be funny

Answer 4

Buffoon

Question 5

Terrifying; dreadful; horrible to look at

Answer 5

Ghastly

Synonym: hideous
Antonym: attractive

Question 6

A derisive remark; a jeer or taunt

Answer 6

Gibe

Synonym: scoff
Antonym: compliment

Question 7

A person who eats to excess

Answer 7

Glutton

Question 8

In short supply; scarcity of ideas or objects; small number

Answer 8

Paucity

Synonym: shortage, dearth
Antonym: abundance, surfeit

Question 9

Without equal; matchless

Answer 9

Peerless

Synonym: unsurpassed
Antonym: ordinary, pedestrian

Question 10

Keen, accurate understanding

Answer 10

Perceptive

Question 11

Having no pattern or order; happening from time to time

Answer 11

Sporadic

Synonym: irregular, spasmodic
Antonym: continuous, uninterrupted

Question 12

Sordid, miserable; very poor and run down

Answer 12

Squalid

Antonym: splendid

Question 13

Seemingly indifferent to pain, grief or pleasure

Answer 13

Stoic

Question 14

A daze; mental dullness or apathy

Answer 14

Stupor

Question 15

To block or stop; to hinder

Answer 15

Stymie