TKAM Vocab

Question 1

to declare, to affirm, to assert (law jargon: to assert without validated proof)

Answer 1

allege

Question 2

corresponding, having a connection, being equal to something

Answer 2

analogous

Question 3

to make less severe; to ease or relieve; to soothe or to calm

Answer 3

assuage

Question 4

favorable; promising success

Answer 4

auspicious

Question 5

to confuse; to mystify

Answer 5

baffle

Question 6

harmless

Answer 6

benign

Question 7

to give in; to acknowledge, to admit

Answer 7

concede

Question 8

tending to argue or cause controversy, quarrelsome

Answer 8

contentious

Question 9

small, tiny

Answer 9

diminutive

Question 10

strange; wandering; not on a steady course or path

Answer 10

erratic

Question 11

a quick raid; the first venture into something new

Answer 11

foray

Question 12

cautiously, carefully; gently

Answer 12

gingerly

Question 13

incredibly angry; furious

Answer 13

livid

Question 14

wishing evil or harm to others; spiteful, malicious

Answer 14

malevolent

Question 15

to humiliate or shame one’s pride or self-respect

Answer 15

mortify

Question 16

hazy; confusing; vague or unclear

Answer 16

nebulous

Question 17

an onset, assault, or attack

Answer 17

onslaught

Question 18

persistent in action; stubborn; does not give up

Answer 18

perseverant

Question 19

to put an end to; to extinguish; to subdue; to quiet something (i.e. fears)

Answer 19

quell

Question 20

to argue over something petty or insignificant

Answer 20

quibble

Question 21

implied; understood without being opening expressive / silent, saying nothing

Answer 21

tacit

Question 22

unable to be measured or understood

Answer 22

unfathomable

Question 23

lacking liveliness or spirit; dull, tedious

Answer 23

vapid

Question 24

passionately; with emotional intensity

Answer 24

vehemently

Question 25

very cautious, watchful; sometimes implying mistrust through severe caution

Answer 25

wary