vocab list 4

Question 1

accost

Answer 1

approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently

Question 2

acerbic

Answer 2

sour or bitter in taste

acid

Question 3

acquiesce

Answer 3

agree or express agreement

Question 4

acrimony

Answer 4

a rough and bitter manner

Question 5

brusque

Answer 5

rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

Question 6

burnish

Answer 6

polish and make shiny

Question 7

cacophony

Answer 7

loud confusing disagreeable sounds

Question 8

callus

Answer 8

emotionally hardened

Question 9

chide

Answer 9

scold or reprimand severely or angrily

Question 10

circuitous

Answer 10

deviating from a straight course

Question 11

coagulate

Answer 11

change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

Question 12

demarcation

Answer 12

the boundary of a specific area

Question 13

demean

Answer 13

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

Question 14

demure

Answer 14

shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way

Question 15

denigrate

Answer 15

attack the good name and reputation of someone

Question 16

eminent

Answer 16

standing above other in quality or position

Question 17

emote

Answer 17

give expression to, in a stage or movie role

Question 18

encumber

Answer 18

hold back, impede, or weigh down

Question 19

fetid

Answer 19

offensively malodorous

Question 20

fetter

Answer 20

a shackle for the ankles or feet