Test #3 Section 4

Question 1

coddle

Answer 1

treat in an indulgent or overprotective way

Question 2

oust

Answer 2

drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place

Question 3

reticent

Answer 3

not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

Question 4

placid

Answer 4

not easily upset or excited

Question 5

frisky

Answer 5

playful and full of energy

Question 6

clairvoyant

Answer 6

a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future

Question 7

deferential

Answer 7

respectful

Question 8

sanctimonious

Answer 8

making a show of being morally superior to other people

Question 9

peruse

Answer 9

read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way

Question 10

obliterate

Answer 10

destroy utterly; wipe out

Question 11

deterrent

Answer 11

a thing that discourages

Question 12

provocative

Answer 12

causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction

Question 13

conducive

Answer 13

making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible

Question 14

bereft

Answer 14

deprived of or lacking something, esp. a nonmaterial asset

Question 15

constitute

Answer 15

to be part of a whole

Question 16

miscreant

Answer 16

one who behaves badly or illegally

Question 17

pacifist

Answer 17

one who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable