Vocab 7&8

Question 1

Aspersions

Answer 1

Attacks on a person’s character or honesty; damaging or unfavorable remarks

Question 2

Compunction

Answer 2

A strong uneasiness cause by a sense of guilt; a sting of conscience or pang of guilt

Question 3

Derision

Answer 3

Hateful or mocking laughter; ridicule

Question 4

Disapprobation

Answer 4

Moral disapproval

Question 5

Ostracize

Answer 5

To banish or exclude from a group; to shun

Question 6

Rebuke

Answer 6

To criticize sharply

Question 7

Revulsion

Answer 7

A sudden, intense feeling of disgust

Question 8

Scurrilous

Answer 8

Vulgar, coarse, or abusive in espression; foul-mouthed

Question 9

Spurn

Answer 9

To reject scornfully

Question 10

Vitriolic

Answer 10

Intensely and bitterly harsh; stinging

Question 11

Accountable

Answer 11

Responsible; required to answer for one’s actions

Question 12

Assiduous

Answer 12

Giving constant attention; hard-working; conscientious

Question 13

Default

Answer 13

1. (noun) A situation that remains in effect unless specifically set in some other way
2. (verb) To fail to meet an obligation

Question 14

Feckless

Answer 14

1. Ineffective; feeble; useless

2. Careless and irresponsible

Question 15

Incumbent

Answer 15

1. Imposed as a duty or an obligation

2. Currently holding an office or a position

Question 16

Liability

Answer 16

1. A legal responsibility or obligation

2. Something that holds someone back; a handicap

Question 17

Mandatory

Answer 17

Required or commanded by authority

Question 18

Negligence

Answer 18

Neglect; lack of proper care or attention

Question 19

Onerous

Answer 19

Difficult to bear; troublesome; burdensome

Question 20

Remiss

Answer 20

Lax or careless in attending to duty