vocab 1-2

Question 1

shamless, boldness, nerve

Answer 1

gall

Question 2

to deflect or evade a blow

Answer 2

parry

Question 3

to think deeply

Answer 3

cogitate

Question 4

to happen; take place

Answer 4

transpire

Question 5

a brutal, lawless person

Answer 5

ruffian

Question 6

morally unrestrained

Answer 6

licentious

Question 7

a coin collector

Answer 7

numismatist

Question 8

a scarcity; a lack

Answer 8

paucity

Question 9

believing that all events in life are inevitable

Answer 9

fatalistic

Question 10

to force oneself into a situation uninvited

Answer 10

obtrude

Question 11

dreamily thoughtful

Answer 11

pensive

Question 12

uninterested; listless

Answer 12

lackadaisical

Question 13

to turn away feelings or affections

Answer 13

alienate

Question 14

in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful

Answer 14

elated

Question 15

a witty saying expressing a single thought

Answer 15

epigram

Question 16

ordinary writing or speech

Answer 16

prose

Question 17

a revival or rebirth

Answer 17

renaissance

Question 18

a charge added to the usual cost

Answer 18

surcharge

Question 19

to cover up; to conceal

Answer 19

enshroud

Question 20

to bring up a subject for discussion

Answer 20

broach

Question 21

to combine

Answer 21

amalgamate

Question 22

mentally ill; insane

Answer 22

demented

Question 23

to sharpen

Answer 23

hone

Question 24

to besiege by encircling; as with an army

Answer 24

beleaguer

Question 25

to eat or swallow greedily

Answer 25

gorge

Question 26

no longer used or useful; very old

Answer 26

antiquated

Question 27

a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain

Answer 27

opiate

Question 28

an exaggerated portrayal of one’s features

Answer 28

caricature

Question 29

to waste time; to dawdle

Answer 29

dally

Question 30

pertaining to or constituting a major crime

Answer 30

felonious