Vocab. 8 Lesson 15

Question 1

ascertain

Answer 1

to find out for certain

Question 2

chastise

Answer 2

to punish by beating. to rebuke or criticize severely

Question 3

cull

Answer 3

to select and remove weak or inferior members from

Question 4

defer

Answer 4

to put off or postpone. to yield to out of respect for the knowledge or authority of another. submitting to the wishes of another because of respect

Question 5

desist

Answer 5

to refrain from continuing something

Question 6

discredit

Answer 6

to hurt the reputation of another. to destroy confidence or trust in.

Question 7

encroach

Answer 7

to advance little by little beyond the usual limits or boundaries

Question 8

foreboding

Answer 8

a strong feeling that something bad is about to happen

Question 9

humane

Answer 9

compassionate; kind to other human beings or animals

Question 10

irrational

Answer 10

lacking sound judgment; not governed by reason

Question 11

lurid

Answer 11

causing horror; extremely gruesome. glowing with the redness of flames seen through a haze

Question 12

perpetuate

Answer 12

to cause to continue indefinitely

Question 13

restive

Answer 13

showing impatience because of restrictions or delays

Question 14

stamina

Answer 14

physical strength or courage to resist hardship, illness, or fatigue

Question 15

surveillance

Answer 15

close observation of a person or area