Short Stories unit

Question 1

affinity

Answer 1

n. a natural attraction or liking

Question 2

antithesis

Answer 2

n. the opposite

Question 3

apathy

Answer 3

n. lack of feeling, emotion. or interest

Question 4

beguile

Answer 4

v. to deceive

Question 5

concede

Answer 5

v. 1. to acknowledge defeat 2. admit that an opposing view is correct

Question 6

condescend

Answer 6

v. to deal with people in a superior or haughty manner

Question 7

decorum

Answer 7

n. appropriateness of behavior or conduct

Question 8

disparage

Answer 8

v. to belittle or to criticize

Question 9

docile

Answer 9

adj. gentle, submissive, or obedient

Question 10

empathize

Answer 10

v. to understand and identify with another’s situation and feelings

Question 11

facetious

Answer 11

adj. 1. playfully humorous or not serious 2. jesting in a rude manner

Question 12

hyperbole

Answer 12

n. an exaggerated statement

Question 13

imminent

Answer 13

adj. about to happen

Question 14

inadvertent

Answer 14

adj. accidental or unintentional

Question 15

incontrovertible

Answer 15

adj. incapable of being corrected, improves, or reformed

Question 16

incorrigible

Answer 16

adj. indisputable or unquestionable

Question 17

introspection

Answer 17

n. a looking inward; self-examination, or inspection of one’s own thoughts and feelings

Question 18

judicious

Answer 18

adj. having or exhibiting sound judgement or wisdom

Question 19

meticulous

Answer 19

adj. extremely careful or precise

Question 20

mediate

Answer 20

v. to help the opposing sides in a dispute come to an agreement

Question 21

narcissistic

Answer 21

adj. egotistic: characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

Question 22

nuance

Answer 22

n. a subtle or slight degree of difference

Question 23

pandemonium

Answer 23

n. 1. wild uproar or noise 2. a place of wild disorder and confusion

Question 24

precarious

Answer 24

adj. dangerously lacking in security or stability

Question 25

provisional

Answer 25

adj. temporary

Question 26

rectify

Answer 26

v. to set right or correct

Question 27

superfluous

Answer 27

adj. extra or necessary

Question 28

surreptitious

Answer 28

adj. sneaky or done in secret

Question 29

tantamount

Answer 29

adj. equal in significance, effect, or value

Question 30

vacillate

Answer 30

v. to waver indecisively between one course of action and another