STAAR 1 VOCAB

Question 1

absolve

Answer 1

declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment.
“the pardon absolved them of any crimes”

Question 2

haughty

Answer 2

arrogantly superior (disdainful)

Question 3

disdainful

Answer 3

showing contempt or lack of respec

Question 4

contempt

Answer 4

the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration. (Scorn)

Question 5

archetypal

Answer 5

very typical of a certain kind of person or thing.
“the archetypal country doctor”

Question 6

congenial

Answer 6

(of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one’s own. or (of a thing) pleasant or agreeable because suited to one’s taste or inclination.
“his need for some congenial company”

Question 7

postulation

Answer 7

a suggestion or assumption of the existence, fact, or truth of something as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

Question 8

whey

Answer 8

the watery part of milk that remains after the formation of curds

Question 9

purge

Answer 9

rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling.
“Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her” · “buildings may be purged of the showy symbolism of the late twentieth century”

Question 10

bounteous

Answer 10

generously given or giving; kindly.

Question 11

boisterous

Answer 11

loud, clamorous, and unrestrained: very noisy and active in a lively way. A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.

Question 12

clamorous

Answer 12

conspicuously and offensively loud; noisy

expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands:
“the clamorous radical wing of the party”

Question 13

vehement

Answer 13

intensely emotional; showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense:
“her voice was low but vehement” · “vehement criticism”

Question 14

deferential

Answer 14

showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or an elder

Question 15

patronizing

Answer 15

speaking or behaving towards someone as if they are stupid or not important.
showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards other

Question 16

momentarily

Answer 16

for a short time.
* The wind let up momentarily, allowing us to start a campfire.
* He paused momentarily before finishing his speech.
* We expect them to arrive momentarily.

Question 17

incentive

Answer 17

a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something.
“give farmers an incentive to improve their land”

Question 18

gallant

Answer 18

(of a person or their behaviour) brave; heroic.(“she had made gallant efforts to pull herself together”)
or

(of a man) charmingly attentive and chivalrous to women.(“a gallant gentleman came over and kissed my hand”)

Question 19

stoic

Answer 19

a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.

Question 20

emblazon

Answer 20

conspicuously inscribe or display a design on. (If something is emblazoned with a design, words, or letters, they are clearly drawn, printed, or sewn on it.)

Question 21

conspicuously

Answer 21

in a clearly visible way.

Question 22

dissipated

Answer 22

• (with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear
  “the concern she’d felt for him had wholly dissipated” · “he wanted to dissipate his anger”
• waste or fritter away (money, energy, or resources):
  “he inherited, but then dissipated, his father’s fortune”

means to waste or disappear

Question 23

stipulate

Answer 23

demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement.
“he stipulated certain conditions before their marriage”