vocab 1

Question 1

abstruse

Answer 1

difficult to understand; obscure.

Question 2

archaic

Answer 2

very old or old-fashioned.

Question 3

assuage

Answer 3

make unpleasant better

Question 4

contentious

Answer 4

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

Question 5

depravity

Answer 5

moral corruption; wickedness.

Question 6

disdain

Answer 6

the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt.

Question 7

dormant

Answer 7

temporarily inactive or inoperative.

Question 8

enigmatic

Answer 8

mysterious

Question 9

furtive

Answer 9

attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

Question 10

fuse

Answer 10

join or blend to form a single entity.

Question 11

insipid

Answer 11

lacking vigor or interest.

Question 12

loathe

Answer 12

feel intense dislike or disgust for.

Question 13

mitigate

Answer 13

make less severe, serious, or painful.

Question 14

nullify

Answer 14

make legally null and void; invalidate.

Question 15

obscure

Answer 15

not discovered or known about; uncertain.

Question 16

recant

Answer 16

say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical.

Question 17

reprove

Answer 17

reprimand or censure (someone), disapprove

Question 18

slothful

Answer 18

lazy

Question 19

taciturn

Answer 19

reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Question 20

vilify

Answer 20

speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.