Vocab Lesson 11

Question 1

Contumacy

Answer 1

Noun

a) a scornful resistance to authority; a stubborn rebelliousness

Contumacious: adjective

Question 2

Dour

Answer 2

Adjective

a) marked by sternness, harshness, ill temper, or gloom
b) sternly unyielding or stubborn

Dourness: noun

Question 3

Éclat

Answer 3

Noun

a) brilliance in performance and achievement; conspicuous success

Question 4

Indefatigable

Answer 4

Adjective

a) tireless, incapable of wearing out or becoming fatigued

Question 5

Irresolute

Answer 5

Adjective

a) undecided or uncertain about what to do; wavering

Resolute: adjective

Resolve: noun

Question 6

Obdurate

Answer 6

Adjective

a) hardhearted; stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
b) not giving in to persuasion

Question 7

Obsequious

Answer 7

Adjective

a) excessively eager to serve, obey, or win the favor of another; fawning

Obsequiousness: noun

Question 8

Pertinacity

Answer 8

Noun

a) the quality of holding firmly or stubbornly to a purpose, an intention, or a belief; stubbornness

Pertinacious: adjective

Question 9

Stoic

Answer 9

a) adjective: seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; determined not to complain or show feeling
b) noun: a person who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain

Question 10

Audacious

Answer 10

Adjective

a) fearless daring; bold
b) not held back by what others consider acceptable; showing willingness to offend others

Audacity: noun