Vocab 5

Question 1

Retribution

Answer 1

Noun

-Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

Question 2

Reverberate

Answer 2

Verb

• (of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo
• (of a place) appear to vibrate or be disturbed because if a loud noise
• Return or re-echo (a sound)
• Have continuing and serious effects

Question 3

Rudimentary

Answer 3

Adjective

• Involving or limited to basic principles
• Of reacting to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form

Question 4

Rue

Answer 4

Verb

-Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen)

Question 5

Sacrosanct

Answer 5

Adjective

-(especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with

Question 6

Sagacious

Answer 6

Adjective

-Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd

Question 7

Sallow

Answer 7

Adjective

-(of a person’s face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color

Verb

-make sallow

Question 8

Sally

Answer 8

Verb

• make a military sortie
• set out from a place to do something

Question 9

Sanctimonious

Answer 9

Adjective

-Making a show of being morally superior to other people

Question 10

Sanguinary

Answer 10

Adjective

-Involving or causing much bloodshed

Question 11

Sanguine

Answer 11

Adjective

-Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

Question 12

Satirical

Answer 12

Adjective

• Containing or using satire
• (of a person or their behavior) sarcastic, critical, and mocking another’s weaknesses

Question 13

Scintilla

Answer 13

Noun

-A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling

Question 14

Scourge

Answer 14

Noun

• A whip used as an instrument of punishment
• A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering

Verb

• Whip (someone) as a punishment
• Cause great suffering to

Question 15

Servile

Answer 15

Adjective

• Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others
• of or characteristic of a slave or slaves

Question 16

Shibboleth

Answer 16

Noun

-A custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important

Question 17

Simper

Answer 17

Verb

-Smile or gesture in an affective oh conquest, coy, or ingratiating manner

Noun

-An affectively coquettish, coy, or ingratiating smile or gesture

Question 18

Sinecure

Answer 18

Noun

-A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit

Question 19

Slovenly

Answer 19

Adjective

• (especially of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty
• (especially of a person or action) careless; exceedingly casual

Question 20

Respite

Answer 20

Noun

• A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
• A short delay permitted before an unpleasant obligation is met or a punishment is carried out

Verb

• Postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.)
• Grant a delay or extension of time to; reprieve from death or execution