vocab list 1

Question 1

abase

Answer 1

cause to feel shame

Question 2

abate

Answer 2

become less in intensity or amount

Question 3

balk

Answer 3

refuse to proceed or comply

Question 4

banal

Answer 4

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Question 5

bane

Answer 5

something causing misery or death

Question 6

cadence

Answer 6

the accent in a metrical foot of verse

Question 7

cajole

Answer 7

influence by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Question 8

candor

Answer 8

the quality of being honest and straightforward

Question 9

dearth

Answer 9

an insufficient quantity or number

Question 10

debach

Answer 10

a wild gathering

Question 11

decorous

Answer 11

characterized by propriety, dignity, and good taste

Question 12

decry

Answer 12

express strong disapproval of

Question 13

ebullient

Answer 13

joyously unrestrained

Question 14

edict

Answer 14

a formal or authoritative proclamation

Question 15

efface

Answer 15

remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

Question 16

facade

Answer 16

the front of a building

Question 17

facile

Answer 17

arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth

Question 18

fastidious

Answer 18

giving careful attention to detail

Question 19

garrulous

Answer 19

full of trivial conversation

Question 20

garish

Answer 20

tastelessly showy