vocab 1

Question 1

metamorphosis

Answer 1

(n)

the caterpillar underwent a METAMORPHOSIS and became a butterfly.

Question 2

evince

Answer 2

(v)

the teacher tried to EVINCE the information, but none of the students understood the lesson

Question 3

misogyny

Answer 3

(n)

MISOGYNY is thought to be in the past, but women are seeing their rights being threatened in present day.

Question 4

nuance

Answer 4

(n)

The voice teacher told the student to pay more attention to the NUANCES of the piece.

Question 5

sardonic

Answer 5

(adj.)

The sardonic student often displeased the teacher with innappropriate jokes in class.

Question 6

gratitude

Answer 6

(n)

It was hard to express my gratitude for my friend in brief card.

Question 7

trenchant

Answer 7

(adj.)

The judge on American Idol was trenchant in his comments about the bad singer.

Question 8

profligate

Answer 8

(adj.)

The EPA has tried to prevent people from being profligate and harming the planet.

Question 9

didactic

Answer 9

(adj.)

The didactic tone of my brother was more condescending than helpful.

Question 10

grandiloquent

Answer 10

(adj.)

The grandiloquent student came off as more arrogant than knowledgeable to his fellow classmates.

Question 11

countenance

Answer 11

(n)

I could tell I was in a lot of trouble by my mother’s upset countenance.

Question 12

elegiac

Answer 12

(adj.)

Slave songs can have a cheerful melody although they are elegiac.

Question 13

gossamer

Answer 13

(n) OR (adj.)
Having a huge phobia of spiders, I screamed when threads of gossamers flew at my face.

The butterfly’s gossamer wings twinkled in the sunlight

Question 14

pastoral

Answer 14

(adj.)

The pastoral picture was humorous to those living in the impoverished town.

Question 15

peremptorily

Answer 15

(adv.)

The military sergeant peremptorily told the soldiers to do 100 push-ups.

Question 16

ardent

Answer 16

(adj.)

Lady Gaga was ardent during her performance at the half-time show.