Vocab Chapter 16

Question 1

Capable of floating; able to float or rise

Answer 1

Buoyant

Question 2

To exhaust; to weaken; rob of strength or energy

Answer 2

Enervate

Question 3

Incurable; uncontrollable; unmanageable; not capable of being corrected or reformed

Answer 3

Incorrigible

Question 4

Unyielding; not capable of being influenced or prevented; unstoppable

Answer 4

Inexorable

Question 5

Indisputable; impossible to disprove

Answer 5

Irrefutable

Question 6

Damaged; made less perfect through injury or damage

Answer 6

Marred

Question 7

Limited; restricted to a narrow scope or outlook; narrow-minded

Answer 7

Parochial

Question 8

One-sided; strongly supporting a specific party, cause, or person

Answer 8

Partisan

Question 9

A sense of injury; a feeling of resentment or anger because of wounded pride

Answer 9

Pique

Question 10

Criticizing through ridicule; attacking human vice or foolishness through irony or wit

Answer 10

Satirical