Vocab for Final

Question 1

The act of confining or impounding someone, especially during war

S=Captivity, imprisonment, enslavement, confinement

Answer 1

Internment

Question 2

Full of malice; objectionably harsh or strong; marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course

S=Malicious, spiteful, hostile, venomous, nasty

Answer 2

Virulent

Question 3

Showing or expressing respect or high regard as to a superior or an elder

S=considerate, respectful, disarming, dutiful, polite, and civil

Answer 3

Deferential

Question 4

an agreeable or inoffensive expression used in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

S=substitute, understandment, softening, politeness

Answer 4

Euphemism

Question 5

marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy

S=covert, stealthy, behind-the-scenes, hidden, concealed.

Answer 5

Clandestine

Question 6

placed side by side, often with contrasting effect

S=Mix, compraire, contrast

Answer 6

Juxtaposed

Question 7

containing no joy; lacking amusement

S=Humorless, glum, unamused, gloomy, and somber

Answer 7

Mirthless

Question 8

Forcible restraint or restriction; compelled by threat

S=Compulsion, force, pressure, threats, enforcement

Answer 8

Duress

Question 9

Practical and ordinary; typical of the everyday; commonplace

S=Boring, dull, tedious, uneventful, unexciting

Answer 9

Mundane

Question 10

an awkward or hazardous situation; soft miry land that squishes under foot

S=mess, predicament, tangle, trouble, swamp, bog

Answer 10

Quagmire

Question 11

to conform, submit, or adapt as required or requested

S=observe, follow, satisfy, go along with, agree to

Answer 11

Comply

Question 12

being neither moral nor immoral; uncensored with the rightness or wrongness of something

S= unprincipled, without standards, unethical, unscrupulous

Answer 12

Amoral

Question 13

Helping to commit a crime or do a wrong in some way

S=Deceitful, scheming, calculating, slippery

Answer 13

Complicit

Question 14

Showing insight and understanding; showing good judgement

S= judicious, tasteful, cultured, refined

Answer 14

Discerning

Question 15

marked by compact, precise expression without wasted words

S=Concise, short, brief, compact, condensed, crisp

Answer 15

Succinct

Question 16

bad-tempered and unfriendly

S= ill-natured, grumpy, prickly, testy, crabby, uncivil

Answer 16

Surly

Question 17

Something that is so crazy or wild that it is hard to believe

S=Crazy, Foolish, illogical, preposterous, irrational, ludicrous

Answer 17

Absurd

Question 18

Someone who is hostile or aggressive, someone who is waging war

S=Aggressive, antagonistic, hostile, quarrelsome

Answer 18

Belligerent

Question 19

Distrusting and weary of someone’s words or actions

S=Sarcastic, contemptuous, derisive, ironic, misanthropic

Answer 19

Cynical

Question 20

Easily managed and weak minded

S=easygoing, gentle, laid-back, meek, obedient

Answer 20

Docile

Question 21

A dedicated passionate worker or has a dedicated and passionate intention

S=diligent, fervent, heartfelt, impassioned, passionate, purposeful

Answer 21

Earnest

Question 22

Having an imaginative mind, or something that seems fictional

S=absurd, bizarre, extravagant, fantastic, fantastical, fictional, imaginative

Answer 22

Fanicful

Question 23

A forbidding expression or a forbidding future/results

S=bleak, dire,hopeless

Answer 23

Grim

Question 24

Having a cavity or space inside something, or meaningless ideas and/or speech

S=depressed, dimpled, indented, notched
pitted, striated, sunken

Answer 24

Hollow

Question 25

Very angry, furious S= enraged, exasperated, indignant, infuriated, irate

Answer 25

Incensed

Question 26

Worn out and tired, overworked, exasperated S= bored, tired, weary, dulled, fatigued

Answer 26

Jaded

Question 27

Making fun of something or someone in a rude way, showing ridicule S=derisive, sarcastic, insulting

Answer 27

Mocking

Question 28

Not knowing enough, lacking information. S=ignorant, innocent, simple, sincere unsophisticated, wide-eyed

Answer 28

Naive

Question 29

A rise of anger or shock of as a result of an action S= Shock, violence

Answer 29

Outraged

Question 30

Reproaching or challenging someone in a sarcastic, insulting, or scornful way S=poke fun at, tease, ridicule

Answer 30

Taunting

Question 31

Not easy in mind or body, causing bodily discomfort S=worried, anxious, troubled

Answer 31

Uneasy

Question 32

Irritated, annoyed, afflicted by torment, tossed about (by waves) S=disputed, contested, debated

Answer 32

Vexed

Question 33

Given to fanciful notions, unpredictable S=Fanciful, playful, fantastic

Answer 33

Whimiscal

Question 34

Wronged, offended, or injured S=resentful, affronted, indignant

Answer 34

Aggrieved

Question 35

Hard to bare; causing pain; having a harsh and disagreeable taste S=sharp, acid, harsh, resentful

Answer 35

Bitter

Question 36

showing disdain, scornful, or disrespect S=scornful, insulting, derisive

Answer 36

Contemptuous

Question 37

Tending to belittle or bring reproach upon S=denigrate, downgrade, undervalue

Answer 37

Disparaging

Question 38

Tending or seeking to escape from a situation using trickery or cleverness S=Elusive, ambiguous, indistinct

Answer 38

Evasive

Question 39

Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness S=superficial, glib, thoughtless, irresponsible

Answer 39

Flippant

Question 40

Filled with intense overpowering feeling S=emotional, heartfelt, wholehearted

Answer 40

Impassioned

Question 41

Having or showing a modest or low self esteem of one’s own importance S=Meek, submissive, unassertive

Answer 41

Humble

Question 42

Lacking sense, significance or meaning S=Silly, foolish, stupid, idiotic

Answer 42

Inane

Question 43

Having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one’s merits, importance, ect., free from vanity, egotism, and boastfulness S= Humble, unpresuming, shy, bashful

Answer 43

Modest

Question 44

The feeling of being sad or a fond when thinking back on an event from the past that has happiness associated with it. S=reminiscence, remembrance, sentimentally

Answer 44

Nostaglic

Question 45

Disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome. S=cheerful, positive, confident

Answer 45

Optimistic