vocab 4

Question 1

pandemic

Answer 1

an epidemic that is geographically widespread and affects a large portion of the population

Question 2

fortitude

Answer 2

strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

Question 3

diminutive

Answer 3

very small

Question 4

trival; minutiae

Answer 4

trifling, unimportant
minor everyday details

Question 5

exhort

Answer 5

to encourage; urge

Question 6

antipathy

Answer 6

strong dislike; ill will; the state of detesting someone; enmity

Question 7

digress

Answer 7

to depart from a subject

Question 8

tenacious

Answer 8

characterized by holding fast; showing great determination in holding on to something that is valued

Question 9

indulgent

Answer 9

characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant

Question 10

polarize

Answer 10

to create disunity or dissension; to break up into opposing groups

Question 11

nebulous

Answer 11

vague; cloudy; misty; lacking a fully developed form

Question 12

analogy; analogous

Answer 12

a similarity or likeness between things- events ideas, actions, trends- that are otherwise unrelated

comparable or similar in certain respects

Question 13

ephemeral, fleeting; perennial

Answer 13

very brief; lasting for a short time
returning year, after year

Question 14

penchant, predilection

Answer 14

a liking or preference for something; an inclination

Question 15

capricious, mercurial

Answer 15

very changeable; fickle; characterized by constantly shifting methods

Question 16

boorish; uncouth, crass

Answer 16

vulgar, characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unfriended

Question 17

indignant

Answer 17

characterized by outage at something that is perceived as unjust

Question 18

innuendo

Answer 18

a veiled reference; an insinuation