Units 7+8

Question 1

hackneyed

Answer 1

overused

Question 2

condone

Answer 2

to excuse, forgive, or pardon; to overlook an offense

Question 3

imperative

Answer 3

required, necessary

Question 4

mundane

Answer 4

common

Question 5

placid

Answer 5

calm; peaceful; undisturbed

Question 6

Spurious

Answer 6

Not genuine or true; lacking in authenticity; fake

Question 7

Stealthy

Answer 7

Sly

Question 8

Urbane

Answer 8

polite and courteous in a smooth polished way

Question 9

Pariah

Answer 9

A social outcast

Question 10

Desecrate

Answer 10

To violate the sacredness of something; to treat as if not scared

Question 11

Vociferious

Answer 11

loud, noisy, or vehement in making one’s feelings known

Question 12

euphemism

Answer 12

a mild or pleasant expression substituted for one that is harsh or blunt

Question 13

Dearth

Answer 13

A scarcity or lack; small or short supply

Question 14

Harbinger

Answer 14

a person or thing that comes before to announce or give an indication of what is to follow

Question 15

Irate

Answer 15

Angry, Wrathful, Incensed

Question 16

Pinnacle

Answer 16

The highest point, peak; culmination

Question 17

recalcitrant

Answer 17

stubbornly disobedient or rebellious; hard to handle; unruly

Question 18

Squalid

Answer 18

dirty from neglect; wretched

Question 19

Nebulous

Answer 19

unclear; vague; cloudy, misty

Question 20

decry

Answer 20

to speak out against strongly and openly; to denounce