Lit Midterm Vocab

Question 0

Assent

Answer 0

To agree to after thinking carefully about for a long time

Question 1

Abominable

Answer 1

Worthy of or causing hatred or disgust

Question 2

Assimilate

Answer 2

To cause a person or group to become part of a different group

Question 3

Blatant

Answer 3

On purpose or obvious

Question 4

Clamor

Answer 4

A loud noise; A strong demand by many people

Question 5

Cynical

Answer 5

Selfish and dishonest that shows no concern for other people

Question 6

Decorous

Answer 6

Correct or polite behavior in a particular situation

Question 7

Demure

Answer 7

Quiet and polite; not drawing much attention

Question 8

Derisive

Answer 8

To cause someone to laugh or insult you

Question 9

Diffident

Answer 9

Lacking confidence; very careful about acting or speaking

Question 10

Ebullience

Answer 10

Thoughts or feelings that are lively or enthusiastic

Question 11

Effigy

Answer 11

An image or representation, especially a mean and hated person

Question 12

Effulgence

Answer 12

Radiant splendor; very bright

Question 13

Enmity

Answer 13

A very deep or unfriendly feeling

Question 14

Fervor

Answer 14

A strong feeling of excitement or enthusiasm

Question 15

Furtive

Answer 15

Done in a quiet or secret way to avoid being noticed

Question 16

Gesticulate

Answer 16

To make your arms and hands especially when speaking in an angry or emotional way

Question 17

Impalpable

Answer 17

Not being able to be physically touched

Question 18

Impervious

Answer 18

Not allowing something to go through

Question 19

Inarticulate

Answer 19

Not able to express ideas clearly, not able to speak

Question 20

Indignant

Answer 20

Feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair

Question 21

Inscrutable

Answer 21

Difficult to understand, and to make people curious

Question 22

Lamentable

Answer 22

Deserving to be criticized or rejected

Question 23

Leviathan

Answer 23

Something that is very large and powerful

Question 24

Luminous

Answer 24

Filled with light or color

Question 25

Malevolence

Answer 25

Showing the urge to want to cause harm to another person

Question 26

Mutinous

Answer 26

Showing a desire to not do what someone told you to do

Question 27

Propitiate

Answer 27

To make someone happy, less angry, by giving or saying something they want to receive or hear

Question 28

Recriminate

Answer 28

An angry statement in which you criticize someone who has criticized you

Question 29

Tacit

Answer 29

Expressed or understood without being directly stated

Question 30

Tirade

Answer 30

A long and angry speech

Question 31

Tremulous

Answer 31

Shaking, usually do to fear or nervousness

Question 32

Truculent

Answer 32

Easily annoyed or angered and likely to argue

Question 33

Tumult

Answer 33

A state of noisy confusion or disorder; a state of great mental or emotional confusion