Vocab II

Question 1

contemptuous

Answer 1

to insult someone/something or dismiss them in a hateful way

Question 2

lucrative

Answer 2

profitable, producing a sizeable profit, making a lot of money

Question 3

quandary

Answer 3

a situation from which extrication (getting away, leaving, or removing something) is difficult

Question 4

ostracize

Answer 4

avoid speaking to or dealing with, to shun, to ignore

Question 5

iniquity

Answer 5

an unjust act, unfair, immoral, injustice

Question 6

arduous

Answer 6

laborious

Question 7

conceive

Answer 7

have the idea for, to think

Question 8

myriad

Answer 8

unnumbered, a lot, a mixture, multitudinous

Question 9

cacophony

Answer 9

a loud harsh or strident noise, loud confusing disagreeable sounds

Question 10

aggregate

Answer 10

to collect many units into one

Question 11

dilapidated

Answer 11

in total disrepair

Question 12

erudite

Answer 12

intellectual

Question 13

rescind

Answer 13

reverse, to take back

Question 14

Fervent

Answer 14

Fiery

Question 15

surmise

Answer 15

suppose, guess, conjecture

Question 16

pertinent

Answer 16

having practice or logical relevance to the matter at hand

Question 17

incongruous

Answer 17

Inconsistent, incompatible

Question 18

Which vocab word would you use to describe the following: A rose growing out of a garbage dump

Answer 18

incongruous

Question 19

tactful

Answer 19

having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others, appropriate, sensitive to others

Question 20

Effervescent

Answer 20

fizzy, happy, light, cheerful, bubbly

Question 21

vehement

Answer 21

strong, great force, energy