Vocab 2

Question 1

adj.- struck with fear, dread, or consternation

Answer 1

Aghast

Question 2

noun- identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and
classified or distinguished from others

Answer 2

Appellation

Question 3

verb- cause to be confused emotionally; be a mystery or bewildering to

Answer 3

Bewilder

Question 4

adj.- expressing extreme contempt

Answer 4

Contemptuous

Question 5

adj.- having a sophisticated charm; having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air

Answer 5

Debonair

Question 6

verb- dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

Answer 6

Detest

Question 7

adj.- marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; liable to sudden
unpredictable change

Answer 7

Fickle

Question 8

noun- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; something immaterial that
interferes with or delays action or progress

Answer 8

Hinderance

Question 9

adj.- of or relating to litigation; inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or
disagree, even to engage in law suits

Answer 9

Litigious

Question 10

verb- make small or insignificant; cause to seem less serious; play down; represent as
less significant or important

Answer 10

Minimize

Question 11

adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation

Answer 11

Notorious

Question 12

noun- a severe or trying experience

Answer 12

Ordeal

Question 13

verb- avoid speaking to or dealing with; expel from a community or group

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Ostracize

Question 14

adj.- living without undue worry; taking life easy; not easily irritated

Answer 14

Placid

Question 15

adj.- not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; lacking wit or imagination; not
fanciful or imaginative

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Prosaic

Question 16

noun- righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

Answer 16

Rectitude

Question 17

adj.- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

Answer 17

Salient

Question 18

adj.- intended to deceive; born out of wedlock; plausible but false

Answer 18

Spurious

Question 19

noun- vigilant attentiveness; the process of paying close and continuous attention

Answer 19

Vigilance

Question 20

noun- a disorder in one’s mental state; a state or condition markedly different from the norm

Answer 20

Aberation

Question 21

Sentence for aberration

Answer 21

His actions may have been an aberration.

Question 22

Sentence for agahst

Answer 22

The boy was aghast when he saw what was in the room

Question 23

Sentence for fickle

Answer 23

You are a fickle person because you always change your mind

Question 24

Sentence for minimize

Answer 24

The aim is to minimize costs

Question 25

Sentence for ostracize

Answer 25

Sally was sitting on the bench by herself because she was ostracized from the group

Question 26

Sentence for notorious

Answer 26

You are notorious for being bad at math

Question 27

Sentence fro bewilder

Answer 27

The question seemed to bewilder the woman

Question 28

Sentence for detest

Answer 28

She make me so angry that I detest her

Question 29

Sentence for ordeal

Answer 29

The long ordeal was finally over

Question 30

Sentence for prosaic

Answer 30

The obstacle course was prosaic