TKAM Vocab 2

Question 1

Demoralize

Answer 1

Verb: cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope; dispirit.

Verb: Corrupt the morals of someone

Question 2

Dilemma

Answer 2

Noun: a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones.

Noun: a difficult situation or problem

Question 3

Inclination

Answer 3

Noun: a person’s natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition or propensity.

Noun: a slope or slant

Question 4

Irate

Answer 4

Adjective: Feeling or characterized by great anger

Question 5

Retort

Answer 5

Verb: say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.

Verb: reply (an insult or injury)

Question 6

Sabotage

Answer 6

Verb: deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.

Noun: the action of sabotaging something.

Question 7

Subsequent

Answer 7

Adjective: coming after something in time; following.

Question 8

Wary

Answer 8

Adjective: feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.

Question 9

Zeal

Answer 9

Noun: great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

Question 10

Curt

Answer 10

Adjective: rudely brief

Sparing of words