Vocab List #2: the Joy Luck Club

Question 0

Irrevocable

Answer 0

Unable to be undone or changed

Question 1

Inviolable

Answer 1

Unbreakable; incapable of being violated

Question 2

Mundane

Answer 2

Worldly, earthly; boring.

Question 3

Sonorous

Answer 3

Loud, deep; high and full in sound

Question 4

Sully

Answer 4

To soil, stain, or tarnish.

Ruin

Question 5

Tact

Answer 5

A keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense

Question 6

Translucent

Answer 6

Easily understandable; lucid.

Clear; transparent

Question 7

Impotent

Answer 7

Lacking power or ability.

Question 8

Meander

Answer 8

To wander aimlessly; ramble

Question 9

Unequivocal

Answer 9

Having only one possible meaning or interpretation

Question 10

Docile

Answer 10

Easily managed or handled;

Readily trained or taught; teachable

Question 11

Impertinent

Answer 11

Insolently rude; uncivil

Not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant

Question 12

Chide

Answer 12

To express disproven of; scold; reproach

Question 13

Pious

Answer 13

Hypocritical in your devotions to god

Question 14

Cursory

Answer 14

Going rapidly over something, without noticing details.

Question 15

Extol

Answer 15

To praise highly

Question 16

Meticulous

Answer 16

Taking or showing extreme care about minute, detail; precise; thorough

Question 17

Opulent

Answer 17

Wealthy, rich, or affluent.

Abundant or plentiful

Question 18

Quintessence

Answer 18

The pure and concentrated essence of a substance. The most perfect embodiment of something

Question 19

Perpetuate

Answer 19

Perpetuate to make long lasting, everlasting.

To preserve from extinction. FOREVER