vocab for 10/20

Question 1

palimpsest

Answer 1

a manuscript or piece of writing on which the original writing has been effected to make room for later writing but of which traces remain
-something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form

Question 2

sedulous

Answer 2

constant or persistent in use or attention; diligent; has dedication

Question 3

callous

Answer 3

insensitive or emotionally hardened

Question 4

waffle

Answer 4

fail to make up one’s mind, speak or write, especially at great length, without saying anything important or useful

Question 5

salient

Answer 5

a strong or dominant characteristic, tone, or theme something has

Question 6

epithet

Answer 6

phrase that is used to express a characteristic of a person or thing

Question 7

strident

Answer 7

characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound of a strident, sound of an angry mob

Question 8

ambivalent

Answer 8

showing mixed feelings about something or someone

Question 9

churlish

Answer 9

rude in a mean-spirited and surely way

Question 10

solemnity

Answer 10

state or character of being solemn (very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression)