vocab 2

Question 1

ambivalence

Answer 1

having mixed feelings about someone or something

Question 2

paranoia

Answer 2

suspicion without justification or evidence

Question 3

shame

Answer 3

humiliation

Question 4

forthright

Answer 4

direct and straightforward in speech

Question 5

indifferent

Answer 5

neither good or bad

Question 6

wry

Answer 6

disgusted or displeased

Question 7

effusive

Answer 7

expressing feelings of gratitude in a heartfelt manner

Question 8

anaphora

Answer 8

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

Question 9

asyndeton

Answer 9

absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence

Question 10

polysyndeton

Answer 10

the repetition of conjunctions in close succession

Question 11

esteem

Answer 11

respect and admiration for a person

Question 12

protrude

Answer 12

extend beyond or above the surface

Question 13

extrude

Answer 13

thrust or force out

Question 14

reposed

Answer 14

lie down in rest

Question 15

indulgence

Answer 15

action or fact of indulging

Question 16

frailty

Answer 16

condition of being weak and delicate

Question 17

allusion

Answer 17

indirect reference in writing or speech

Question 18

analogy

Answer 18

comparison between two things for clarification

Question 19

demireps

Answer 19

woman whose chastity is considered doubtful

Question 20

swindlers

Answer 20

person who uses deception to deprive someone of money or possessions