Unit 6 Vocab

Question 1

Bizarre

Answer 1

(adj) extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Question 2

Brusque

Answer 2

(adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Question 3

Cajole

Answer 3

(v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice;
to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

Question 4

Catalyst

Answer 4

(n) a person or thing that precipitates an event

Question 5

Contrive

Answer 5

(v) to plan with ingenuity, invent;
to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

Question 6

Ebullient

Answer 6

(adj) cheerful and full of energy

Question 7

Giddy

Answer 7

(adj) having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger;
dizzy
(also excitable and frivolous)

Question 8

Gumption

Answer 8

(n) shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness

Question 9

Heinous

Answer 9

(adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful

Question 10

Immutable

Answer 10

(adj) not subject to change, constant

Question 11

Incredulous

Answer 11

(adj) (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something

Question 12

Inferior

Answer 12

(adj) lower in rank, status, or quality

Question 13

Insistent

Answer 13

(adj) insisting or demanding something;
not allowing refusal

Question 14

Insolent

Answer 14

(adj) showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

Question 15

Insurgent

Answer 15

(n) one who rebels or rises against authority;
(adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority;
surging or rushing in or on

Question 16

Introspective

Answer 16

(adj) characterized by examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings;
thoughtfully reflective

Question 17

Superior

Answer 17

(adj) higher in rank, status, or quality

Question 18

Transgress

Answer 18

(v) to go beyond a limit or boundary;
to sin, violate a law

Question 19

Transmute

Answer 19

(v) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

Question 20

Vicarious

Answer 20

(adj) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another