TKM Set 1 Vocab

Question 1

Apprehension(n)

Answer 1

fear or uncertainty about what lies ahead

Question 2

Amiable(adj)

Answer 2

having a friendly and pleasant manner

Question 3

Ascertain(v)

Answer 3

to find out with certainty

Question 4

Assuage(v)

Answer 4

to make something less painful and severe

Question 5

Benevolence(n)

Answer 5

having the tendency to do good

Question 6

Concession(n)/Concede(v)

Answer 6

the act or instance of giving up or admitting something(typically admitting defeat or admitting something as true.)

Question 7

Contemptuous(adj)

Answer 7

feeling or showing great hatred or disapproval

Question 8

Contradict(v)

Answer 8

to say the opposite of something; to not agree with something that is said or done

Question 9

Cunning(adj)

Answer 9

clever and skillful in tricking someone to do something

Question 10

Discernible(adj)

Answer 10

to be seen, recognized, or understood

Question 11

Eerie(adj)

Answer 11

strange and mysterious; causing fear and uneasiness

Question 12

Erratic(adj)

Answer 12

characterized as a lack of consistency; having no set path or regularity

Question 13

Illicit(adj)

Answer 13

not allowed; unlawful, illegal

Question 14

Ingenuous(adj)

Answer 14

showing innocence and childlike honesty

Question 15

Inquisitive(adj)

Answer 15

inclined to asking questions

Question 16

malevolent(adj)

Answer 16

having or showing desire to cause harm to another person

Question 17

Melancholy(n)

Answer 17

a sad mood or feeling

Question 18

Perpetrate(v)

Answer 18

to do something that is illegal or wrong; to commit

Question 19

Perplexity(n)

Answer 19

a puzzled state of mind; confused based on a lack of understanding

Question 20

Predicament(n)

Answer 20

a difficult, perplexing situation

Question 21

Profane(adj)

Answer 21

abusive or disrespectful

Question 22

Quell(v)

Answer 22

to calm or reduce something

Question 23

Recluse(n)

Answer 23

a person who leads a solitary, secluded life

Question 24

Resent(v)

Answer 24

to feel anger or annoyance towards

Question 25

Secede(v)

Answer 25

to withdraw from an organization

Question 26

Tranquility(n)

Answer 26

the quality or state of being calm, peaceful,or quiet

Question 27

Vehement(adj)

Answer 27

marked by forceful energy or emotion

Question 28

Wrath(n)

Answer 28

violent anger;rage