Vocab List #4

Question 1

Chagrin

Answer 1

distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure

Question 2

Chagrin

Answer 2

to vex or unsettle by disappointing or humiliating

Question 3

Delineate

Answer 3

to describe or portray with great accuracy or in detail

Question 4

Delineate

Answer 4

to indicate or outline by drawn or painted lines

Question 5

Dilapidated

Answer 5

decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into ruin especially through neglect

Question 6

Equanimity

Answer 6

evenness of mind especially under stress

Question 7

Equanimity

Answer 7

a correct balance

Question 8

Gratuitous

Answer 8

not called for by the circumstances; not appropriate, necessary, or justified

Question 9

Gratuitous

Answer 9

given without compensation; costing nothing; free

Question 10

Kudos

Answer 10

praise for an achievement

Question 11

Kudos

Answer 11

respect, fame, or prestige

Question 12

Ominous

Answer 12

being or exhibiting an omen; foreshadowing evil

Question 13

Recant

Answer 13

to revoke; to withdraw a statement or belief publicly; renounce

Question 14

Recant

Answer 14

to make an open confession of error

Question 15

Usurp

Answer 15

to take or seize (usually place, position, power, etc.) and then hold in possession by force

Question 16

Usurp

Answer 16

to take the place of by or as if by force

Question 17

Usurp

Answer 17

to wrongfully seize or exercise possession or authority

Question 18

Veneer

Answer 18

a thin sheet of material overlaid on another material; a protective covering

Question 19

Veneer

Answer 19

a superficial or deceptive appearance, display, or effect; facade

Question 20

Veneer

Answer 20

to overlay or plate (a material) for decoration

Question 21

Veneer

Answer 21

to cover over; to conceal