Vocab list 1-4

Question 1

Abrasive

Answer 1

to be harsh

Question 2

Admonish

Answer 2

to criticize

Question 3

Antithesis

Answer 3

the reverse or the opposite

Question 4

Culmination

Answer 4

a series

Question 5

Docile

Answer 5

obedient

Question 6

Emulate

Answer 6

to imitate

Question 7

Hierarchy

Answer 7

a ranked system

Question 8

Incapacitate

Answer 8

to disable

Question 9

Prognosis

Answer 9

a forecast

Question 10

Tumult

Answer 10

uproar

Question 11

Adroit

Answer 11

expert

Question 12

Constituent

Answer 12

someone represented

Question 13

Contention

Answer 13

a claim

Question 14

Intemperate

Answer 14

unrestrained

Question 15

Irreparable

Answer 15

not able to be fixed.

Question 16

Pinnacle

Answer 16

the highest point

Question 16

Pinnacle

Answer 16

the highest point

Question 17

Platitude

Answer 17

an unoriginal comment

Question 18

Repudiate

Answer 18

to reject

Question 19

Spontaneous

Answer 19

unplanned

Question 20

Stigma

Answer 20

dishonor

Question 21

Soliloquy

Answer 21

inner monologue of a play

Question 22

Lament

Answer 22

to reflect in a very negative way

Question 23

Complex

Answer 23

duality or positive & negative or two sides of a coin

Question 24

Curt

Answer 24

short and harsh

Question 25

Idle

Answer 25

pointless

Question 26

Aside

Answer 26

a literary term referencing a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but not by any other characters

Question 27

Lecher

Answer 27

excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness

Question 28

Derogatory

Answer 28

uncomplimentary

Question 29

Fabricate

Answer 29

to invent

Question 30

Impending

Answer 30

approaching

Question 31

Macabre

Answer 31

gruesome

Question 32

Misconstrue

Answer 32

to misunderstanding

Question 33

Paramount

Answer 33

supreme

Question 34

Quandary

Answer 34

a state of confusion

Question 35

Turbulent

Answer 35

violent

Question 36

Validate

Answer 36

to prove

Question 37

Auspicious

Answer 37

favorable

Question 38

Expedite

Answer 38

to hurry up

Question 39

Extenuating

Answer 39

providing a good excuse

Question 40

Fraudulent

Answer 40

dishonest

Question 41

Innuendo

Answer 41

a suggestion, to infer

Question 42

Rebuke

Answer 42

to criticize, to scold

Question 43

Redeem

Answer 43

to make up for past errors or mistakes

Question 44

Subordinate

Answer 44

lower than

Question 45

Transgress

Answer 45

to commit on an offense

Question 46

Vehement

Answer 46

strong, tense

Question 47

Deride

Answer 47

to mock