vocab 15

Question 1

chastise

Answer 1

to punish by beating

to rebuke or criticize severely

Question 2

cull

Answer 2

to select and remove weak or inferior members from

Question 3

defer

Answer 3

to put off or postpone

to yield to out of respect for the knowledge of anther

Question 4

desist

Answer 4

to refrain from continuing something

Question 5

discredit

Answer 5

to hurt the reputation of

to de story confidence or trust in

Question 6

encroach

Answer 6

to advance little by little beyond the usual limits or boundaries

Question 7

foreboding

Answer 7

a strong feeling that something bad is about to happen

Question 8

humane

Answer 8

compassionate, kind to other human beings or to animals

Question 9

irrational

Answer 9

lacking sound judgment; not governed by reason

Question 10

lurid

Answer 10

causing horror; extremely gruesome

glowing with a redness

Question 11

perpetuate

Answer 11

to cause to continue indefinitely

Question 12

restive

Answer 12

showing impatience because of restrictions or delays

Question 13

stamina

Answer 13

physical strength or courage to resist hardships, illness, or fatigue

Question 14

surveillance

Answer 14

close observation of a person or area

Question 15

ascertain

Answer 15

to find out for certain

Question 16

bonus word o

Answer 16

ostracize

whenever someone has been deliberately left out or excluded from a group