TKAM vocab

Question 1

assuage

Answer 1

(verb) to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; to soothe or calm

Question 2

allege

Answer 2

(verb) to state without proof; to declare before a court

Question 3

compel

Answer 3

(verb) to force or drive, especially to a course of action

Question 4

quell

Answer 4

(verb) to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

Question 5

quibble

Answer 5

(verb) to argue over trivial matters

Question 6

rudiments

Answer 6

(noun) the elementary stages of any subject

Question 7

articulate

Answer 7

(adjective) able to express your thoughts, arguments, and ideas clearly and effectively

Question 8

melancholy

Answer 8

(adjective) a feeling of sadness and of being without hope

Question 9

obstreperous

Answer 9

(adjective) resisting control or restraint; noisy, unruly and boisterous

Question 10

rectitude

Answer 10

(noun) a very moral and correct way of acting

Question 11

tranquil

Answer 11

(adjective) calm, still, and quiet

Question 12

protrude

Answer 12

(verb) to be farther forward than the rest of something

Question 13

propensity

Answer 13

(noun) a natural tendency to behave in a particular way

Question 14

frivolous

Answer 14

(adjective) behaving in a silly way in situations where you should be behaving in a serious or sensible way

Question 15

propel

Answer 15

(verb) to move or push someone or something forward

Question 16

formidable

Answer 16

(adjective) very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with

Question 17

oblique

Answer 17

(adjective) not expressing something directly

Question 18

edification

Answer 18

(noun) uplifting enlightenment

Question 19

reverent

Answer 19

(adjective) feeling or expressing a great deal of admiration and respect

Question 20

infallible

Answer 20

(adjective) not capable of making mistakes