Vocab 6-8

Question 1

adversity

Answer 1

dificulties; misfortune

Question 2

altruistic

Answer 2

thoughtful of the welfare of others; self-sacrificing

Question 3

despot

Answer 3

dictator;has unlimited power

Question 4

emulate

Answer 4

to try to equal or exceed

Question 5

hedonist

Answer 5

one who lives solely for pleasure

Question 6

latent

Answer 6

lying hidden and undeveloped; present but invisible or inactive

Question 7

dignified

Answer 7

possessing or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect; someone who is noble, majestic, or distinguished

Question 8

pompous

Answer 8

self-important; magnificent; stately

Question 9

rancor

Answer 9

strong hate or bitter feeling

Question 10

raze

Answer 10

to tear down completely; to destroy

Question 11

apathetic

Answer 11

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Question 12

choleric

Answer 12

extremely irritable or easily angered

Question 13

foreboding

Answer 13

a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune or evil

Question 14

sentimental

Answer 14

expressive of the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia

Question 15

somber

Answer 15

gloomy, depressing, or dismal

Question 16

straightforward

Answer 16

direct; honest; clear-cut; blunt; candid

Question 17

austere

Answer 17

stern in manner or appearance; strict in moral

Question 18

belittle

Answer 18

to make something seem less important

Question 19

garner

Answer 19

to gather and store away; to collect

Question 20

iconoclast

Answer 20

a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions

Question 21

mundane

Answer 21

every day, ordinary, or dull

Question 22

prudent

Answer 22

careful or cautious in a sensible way; wise; thrifty

Question 23

scoff

Answer 23

to mock or jeer; to make fun of

Question 24

serene

Answer 24

calm; unruffled; peaceful

Question 25

tedious

Answer 25

tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring

Question 26

whet

Answer 26

to sharpen; to make stronger; to stimulate

Question 27

caustic

Answer 27

severely critical or sarcastic

Question 28

earnest

Answer 28

sincere; genuinely wanting to help; can have a sense of intensity of urgency

Question 29

ironic

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strange it funny because something or situation is different from what u expected

Question 30

judgemental

Answer 30

tending to judge people too quickly and critically

Question 31

ominous

Answer 31

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen, threatening

Question 31

remorse

Answer 31

a deep feeling of sorrow or guilt over a wrong one has done

Question 32

abstract

Answer 32

not applied or practical; hard to understand

Question 33

criterion

Answer 33

standard for judging; a test

Question 34

deter

Answer 34

to discourage; to keep someone from doing something

Question 35

forlorn

Answer 35

left alone and neglected; unhappy

Question 36

incipient

Answer 36

in an early stage

Question 37

pique

Answer 37

to hurt the feelings of or to make resentful; to arouse or excite

Question 38

profane

Answer 38

not holy; not connected with religion; irreverent

Question 39

rebuff

Answer 39

to refuse in a sharp or rude way; to snub; to beat back

Question 40

squalid

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dirty; morally repulsive

Question 41

stagnate

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to lie inactive; to fail to progress or develop

Question 42

critical

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inclined to find fault it to judge with severity, often too readily

Question 43

forthright

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directly grant without hesitation; blunt; candid

Question 44

intimate

Answer 44

closely aquatinted; familiar, close

Question 45

optimistic

Answer 45

hopeful, cheerful; believe that the best will happen

Question 46

pessimistic

Answer 46

seeing the worst side of things; tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful

Question 47

sardonic

Answer 47

scornfully and bitterly sarcastic; cynical