Midterm Vocab

Question 0

Contumacious

Answer 0

Rebellious

Question 1

Derelict

Answer 1

A person without a home in a very poor condition as a result of disuse or neglect

Question 2

Subcutaneous

Answer 2

Occurring beneath the skin

Question 3

Mawkish

Answer 3

Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way

Question 4

Jetsam/flotsam/detritus

Answer 4

Cargo thrown overboard to lighten the load of a ship in distress, debris of any kind, just collected junk

Question 5

Egress

Answer 5

The act or instance of going out especially from a close space

Question 6

Sedentary

Answer 6

Characterized by or requiring a sitting posture

Question 7

Indigent

Answer 7

Lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty

Question 8

Destitute

Answer 8

Without means of subsistence

Question 9

Penchant

Answer 9

A strong of habitual liking for something or tendency to do something

Question 10

Incorrigible

Answer 10

Not able to be correct or improved

Question 11

Obsequious

Answer 11

Obedient or attentive to have an excessive or servile degree

Question 12

Castigate

Answer 12

To reprimand severely

Question 13

Taciturn

Answer 13

Reserved for uncommunicative in speech, saying little

Question 14

Extirpation

Answer 14

Root out and destroy completely

Question 15

Endemic

Answer 15

Regularly found among particular people for in a certain area

Question 16

Rueful

Answer 16

Expressing sorrow or regret

Question 17

Modicum

Answer 17

Small quantity of a particular thing

Question 18

Hubris

Answer 18

Excessive pride or self-confidence

Question 19

Fecund

Answer 19

Producing were capable of producing and abundance of offsprings or new growth