Mid term vocab

Question 1

compensate

Answer 1

verb
to pay for the work

Question 2

estimate

Answer 2

verb
roughly caculate the value

Question 3

retain

Answer 3

verb
keep possession of

Question 4

anxious

Answer 4

adjective
feeling or showing worry

Question 5

interaction

Answer 5

noun
reciprocal action or influence

Question 6

savant

Answer 6

noun
person with a high level of knowledge espicially who is less able in other ways

Question 7

expertise

Answer 7

noun
expert skill or knowledge in a particular way

Question 8

emerging

Answer 8

adjective
becoming prominent or apparent

Question 9

assimilate

Answer 9

verb
take in and understand fully

Question 10

abandoned

Answer 10

adjective
having been deserted or left

Question 11

meager

Answer 11

adjective
lacking in quality or quantity

Question 12

misery

Answer 12

noun
a state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort

Question 13

yearn

Answer 13

verb
have an intense feeling of longing for something

Question 14

curious

Answer 14

adjective
eager to know or learn something

Question 15

tormented

Answer 15

adjective
experiencing or characterizing by severe physical or mental suffering

Question 16

hopelessness

Answer 16

noun
feeling or state of despair

Question 17

humiliated

Answer 17

verb
make someone feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride

Question 18

self reliance

Answer 18

reliance on one’s own powers and resources rather than those of others

Question 19

laborious

Answer 19

adjective
requiring considerable time and effort

Question 20

accountable

Answer 20

adjective
required or expected to justify actions or decisions