vocab 1-31

Question 0

persecution

Answer 0

act of persecuting

Question 1

aussage

Answer 1

to appease;satisfy;relieve

Question 2

condescend

Answer 2

to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position

Question 3

sojourn

Answer 3

to stay for a long time in a place;live temporarily

Question 4

disgrace

Answer 4

loss of respect, honor, self esteem

Question 5

auspicious

Answer 5

promising success; opportune

Question 6

aloof

Answer 6

at a distance

Question 7

benevolence

Answer 7

desire to do good to others

Question 8

teeter

Answer 8

to move unstedily

Question 9

render

Answer 9

to cause to be or become; make

Question 10

unfathomable

Answer 10

incomprehensive

Question 11

libel

Answer 11

anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents

Question 12

caricatures

Answer 12

picture, ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things

Question 13

fanatical

Answer 13

motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal

Question 14

obstreperous

Answer 14

noisy

Question 15

peril

Answer 15

exposure to injury,loss, or destruction

Question 16

escapade

Answer 16

a reckless adventure or wild prank

Question 17

to bode

Answer 17

to predict

Question 18

compensation

Answer 18

something given or received as an equivalent for services

Question 19

to dispel

Answer 19

to cause to vanish

Question 20

preoccupation

Answer 20

to absorb

Question 21

to bestow

Answer 21

to present as a gift; give

Question 22

to begrudge

Answer 22

to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune

Question 23

to encumber

Answer 23

to burden or weigh down

Question 24

turbulent

Answer 24

given to acts of violence and aggression

Question 25

to supplement

Answer 25

something added to complete a thing

Question 26

perpetual

Answer 26

lasting an in indefinitely long time

Question 27

contempt

Answer 27

feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean,vile,or worthless

Question 28

impudent

Answer 28

shameless or brazenly immodest

Question 29

furtive

Answer 29

sly;shifty

Question 30

devout

Answer 30

devoted, sincere

Question 31

to elude

Answer 31

to escape the understanding

Question 32

timid

Answer 32

characterized by or indicating fear

Question 33

apprehensive

Answer 33

uneasy or fearful about something that might happen