Vocab 6

Question 0

Blemish

Noun

Answer 0

An imperfection, flaw (the dealer agreed to lower the price because of them any blemishes in the surface of the wooden furniture.)

Question 1

Abhor

Verb

Answer 1

To hate, detest (because he always wound up kicking himself in the head when he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to abhor the sport.)

Question 2

Camaraderie

Noun

Answer 2

Brotherhood, jovial unity (camaraderie among employees usually leads to success in business.)

Question 3

deface

Verb

Answer 3

To ruin or injure something’s appearance (the brothers used eggs and shaving cream to deface their neighbor’s mailbox.)

Question 4

Effrontery

Noun

Answer 4

Impudence, nerve, insolence (when I told my aunt that she was boring, my mother scolded me for my effrontery.)

Question 5

feral

Adjective

Answer 5

Wild, savage (that beast looks so feral that I would fear being alone with it.)

Question 6

Goad

Verb

Answer 6

To urge, spur, invite to action (Jim may think he’s not going to fight Billy, but Billy will goad Jim on with insults until he throws a punch.)

Question 7

Harrowing

Adjective

Answer 7

Greatly distressing, vexing (the car crash was a harrowing experience, but I have a feeling that the increase in my insurance premiums will be even more upsetting.)

Question 8

Impeccable

Adjective

Answer 8

Exemplary, flawless (if your grades were impeccable as your sister’s, then you too would receive a car for your graduation present.)

Question 9

Largess

Noun

Answer 9

The generous giving of lavish gifts (my boss demanded great largess by giving me a new car.)

Question 10

Manifold

Adjective

Answer 10

Diverse, varied

The popularity of Dante’s Inferno is partly due to the fact that the works allows for manifold interpretations.

Question 11

Negligent

Adjective

Answer 11

Habitually careless, neglectful (Jessie’s grandfather called me a negligent fool after I left the door to his apartment unlocked even though there had been a recent string of robberies.)

Question 12

Obstinate

Adjective

Answer 12

Not yielding easily, stubborn (the obstinate child refuses to leave the store until his mother bought him a candy bar.)

Question 13

Palette

Adjective

Answer 13

A range of colors of qualities (the palette of colors utilized in the painting was equaled only by the rands of intense emotions the piece evoked.)

Question 14

Sacrosanct

Adjective

Answer 14

Holy, something that should not be critics (in the United States, the constitution is often though of as a sacrosanct document.)