Vocab Lesson 1

Question 1

avid

Answer 1

Having a strong desire for, to the point of greed.

Eager; enthusiastic

Question 2

brusque

Answer 2

Abrupt in manner or speech; gruff.

Question 3

concise

Answer 3

Short and to the point.

Question 4

demean

Answer 4

To cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character. Degrading

Question 5

despicable

Answer 5

Deserving contempt or scorn.

Question 6

emulate

Answer 6

To try to equal; to imitate.

Question 7

evoke

evocative

Answer 7

To call forth; to produce.
To bring to mind, often by suggestion.

Creating something again, especially through the imagination.

Question 8

excruciating

Answer 8

very painful

Question 9

inaugurate

Answer 9

To install in office with a formal ceremony.

To begin officially or mark the opening of.

Question 10

pervade

pervasive

Answer 10

To spread throughout.

Spreading throughout.

Question 11

proprietor

Answer 11

An owner of a store or other business.

Question 12

pseudonym

Answer 12

A fictitious name used by an author; a pen name.

Question 13

rebuff

Answer 13

To reject bluntly.
To drive back.
A blunt rejection.
An abrupt setback in progress.

Question 14

resilient

resilience

Answer 14

Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune.
Returning quickly to an original shape or condition.

The ability to recover.
The ability to spring back.

Question 15

turbulent

turbulence

Answer 15

Chaotic; unruly.
Stormy; tempestuous.

Great disturbance or agitation.
Rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere.