Vocab Lessons 7-8

Question 1

condone

Answer 1

to excuse, forgive, or
pardon; to overlook an
offense (verb)

Question 2

hackneyed

Answer 2

made trite and
commonplace by overuse;
stale (adj)

Question 3

imperative

Answer 3

required; absolutely necessary; compulsory (adj)

Question 4

mundane

Answer 4

worldly, (as distinguished
from heavenly);
commonplace (adj)

Question 5

placid

Answer 5

calm; peaceful; undisturbed (adj)

Question 6

spurious

Answer 6

not genuine or true;
lacking in authenticity;
fake (adj)

Question 7

stealthy

Answer 7

marked by secrecy or
concealment; furtive; sly (adj)

Question 8

urbane

Answer 8

refined; polite and
courteous in a smooth,
polished way; suave (adj)

Question 9

pariah

Answer 9

a social outcast; one
despised by society (noun)

Question 10

desecrate

Answer 10

to violate the sacredness
of something; to profane;
to treat as if not sacred (verb)

Question 11

vociferous

Answer 11

loud, noisy, or vehement
in making one’s feelings
known (adj)

Question 12

euphemism

Answer 12

a mild or pleasant
expression substituted for
one that is harsh or blunt (noun)

Question 13

dearth

Answer 13

a scarcity or lack; too
small a supply or shortage (noun)

Question 14

harbinger

Answer 14

a person or thing that
comes before to announce
or give an indication of
what is to follow (noun)

Question 15

irate

Answer 15

angry, wrathful, incensed (adj)

Question 16

pinnacle

Answer 16

the highest point, peak;
culmination (noun)

Question 17

recalcitrant

Answer 17

stubbornly disobedient or
rebellious; hard to handle;
unruly (adj)

Question 18

squalid

Answer 18

dirty from neglect;
wretched (adj)

Question 19

nebulous

Answer 19

unclear; vague; cloudy,
misty (adj)

Question 20

decry

Answer 20

to speak out against strongly and openly; to
denounce (verb)