Vocab Lesson 6

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

to make better; to become better; to improve

Question 2

baleful

Answer 2

expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous

Question 3

berate

Answer 3

to criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently

Question 4

circumvent

Answer 4

to avoid through craftiness

Question 5

compunction

Answer 5

a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt

Question 6

condone

Answer 6

to overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse

Question 7

diminutive

Answer 7

very small; tiny

Question 8

euphemism

Answer 8

a polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant

Question 9

expendable

Answer 9

able to be used up and then discarded or replaced

Question 10

heresy

Answer 10

the expression of unacceptable views, especially those that are in conflict with established religious teaching

adj. heretical

Question 11

infirmity

Answer 11

physical or mental weakness or defect

adj. infirm

Question 12

profane

Answer 12

to treat with scorn or irreverence

Question 13

recompense

Answer 13

to pay or compensate

n. payment; compensation

Question 14

repast

Answer 14

food and drink; a meal

Question 15

servitude

Answer 15

a lack of freedom; forced labor