Vocab Unit 1

Question 1

Abash

Answer 1

(v.) to make ashamed; to embarrass

Question 2

Aberration

Answer 2

(n.) something not typical; a deviation from the standard

Question 3

Abject

Answer 3

(adj.) hopeless; extremely sad; defeated

Question 4

Banal

Answer 4

(adj.) unoriginal; ordinary

Question 5

Belie

Answer 5

(v.) to contradict; to give a false impression of

Question 6

Belligerent

Answer 6

(adj.) combative; quarrelsome; waging war

Question 7

Candor

Answer 7

(n.) truthfulness; sincere honesty

Question 8

Capricious

Answer 8

(adj.) unpredictable; likely to change at any moment

Question 9

Cryptic

Answer 9

(adj.) mysterious; mystifying

Question 10

Daunt

Answer 10

(v.) to make fearful; to intimidate

Question 11

Decorous

Answer 11

(adj.) proper; in good taste; orderly

Question 12

Digress

Answer 12

(v.) to stray from the main subject

Question 13

Ebullient

Answer 13

(adj.) bubbling with excitement; exuberant

Question 14

Eccentric

Answer 14

(adj.) not conventional; kooky; irregular

Question 15

Edify

Answer 15

(v.) to enlighten; to instruct, especially in moral or religious context

Question 16

Fastidious

Answer 16

(adj.) meticulous; demanding; finicky

Question 17

Fervor

Answer 17

(n.) great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal

Question 18

Fortuitous

Answer 18

(adj.) accidental; occurring by chance

Question 19

Genteel

Answer 19

(adj.) refined; polite; aristocratic

Question 20

Incongruous

Answer 20

(adj.) not harmonious; not consistent; not fitting in