Vocab 2

Question 1

euphemism (you+fur+ism)

Answer 1

something that is said but we don’t know if it’s true or not

Question 2

charlatan (shar+la+tan)

Answer 2

somebody that can’t be trusted, somebody that is kind of sneaky.

Question 3

mundane

Answer 3

very repetitive

Question 4

heinously

Answer 4

something that is unthinkable, a terrible crime

Question 5

futile

Answer 5

useless, didn’t work out

Question 6

peculiar

Answer 6

odd

Question 7

prevalence

Answer 7

something that’s all over the place.

Question 8

immaculate

Answer 8

extremely clean

Question 9

oration

Answer 9

to give a speech

Question 10

meekness

Answer 10

shyness

Question 11

demeanor

Answer 11

typical way of behaving

Question 12

console

Answer 12

comfort

Question 13

scapegoat

Answer 13

someone who takes the blame for others

Question 14

facilitate

Answer 14

to make easier

Question 15

paucity

Answer 15

the presence of something is small quantities; usually insufficient

Question 16

plethora

Answer 16

a great deal

Question 17

discrepancy

Answer 17

there’s doubt

Question 18

abolitionist

Answer 18

somebody that is against slavery

Question 19

teetotaler

Answer 19

someone that never drinks alcohol

Question 20

barista

Answer 20

someone that makes coffee, or someone that makes drinks

Question 21

homestretch

Answer 21

someone who finishes their assignment or race

Question 22

stealthily

Answer 22

sneaky with evil intentions

Question 23

eavesdrop

Answer 23

to listen to something that you’re probably not supposed to listen to

Question 24

relinquish

Answer 24

to give up

Question 25

prognosticate

Answer 25

to tell a future event