Vocab #2

Question 1

morose

Answer 1

(adj.) sullen and ill-tempered

Question 2

impudent

Answer 2

(adj.) not showing due respect for another person; impertinent (rude, stubborn)

Question 3

bombastic

Answer 3

(adj.) high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated

Question 4

sobriquet

Answer 4

(n.) a person’s nickname

Question 5

quadroon

Answer 5

(n.) a person who is one-quarter Black by descent

Question 6

appellation

Answer 6

(n.) a name or title

Question 7

insolent

Answer 7

(adj.) showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect (rude, insulting)

Question 8

profane

Answer 8

(adj.) relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious

Question 9

quandary

Answer 9

(n.) a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

Question 10

illusory

Answer 10

(adj.) based on illusion; not real