Vocab Lesson 4

Question 1

Despondent

Answer 1

Feeling gloomy or hopeless

Question 2

Protocol

Answer 2

The formal official way of correctly doing something ; steps or order appropriate for a situation

Question 3

Candid

Answer 3

Honest and straightforward ; blunt

Question 4

Jingoism

Answer 4

Extreme, chauvinist patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

Question 5

Redress

Answer 5

To make right, correct

Question 6

Argot

Answer 6

Special words or phrases used by a specific group of people

Question 7

Appease

Answer 7

To calm, to make satisfied (often only temporary)

Question 8

Strident

Answer 8

Harsh sounding ; grating

Question 9

Chaos

Answer 9

Complete disorder

Question 10

Expunge

Answer 10

To erase or eliminate

Question 11

Bigot

Answer 11

One who is intolerant of differences in others

Question 12

Augment

Answer 12

To enlarge ; to increase in amount or intensity

Question 13

Toilsome

Answer 13

Requiring exhaustive effort, laborious

Question 14

Negligence

Answer 14

Careless neglect, often resulting in injury

Question 15

Privation

Answer 15

Lack of basic life necessities, extreme poverty