Vocab week 4 flash cards

Question 1

Abhor

Answer 1

1. To shrink from in disgust; to detest

p2p. Disgusting; causing loathing

Question 2

Affable

Answer 2

1. Pleasent; approachable; gracious

2. Friendliness of manner

Question 3

Amiss

Answer 3

1. In a wrong or imperfect way

2. Out of order; wrong

Question 4

Despondent

Answer 4

1.Depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged

Question 5

Entreat

Answer 5

1. To ask earnestly; to beg

2. A plea or earnest request

Question 6

Haunt

Answer 6

1. To stay in one’s mind continually
2. To visit frequently
3. To appear in the form of a ghost

Question 7

Impel

Answer 7

1. To drive or to propel

2. To urge or drive by force or moral pressure

Question 8

Interminable

Answer 8

1.Endless; seeming to be without an end

Question 9

Irascible

Answer 9

1.Quick-tempered; irritable

Question 10

Profound

Answer 10

1. Intense; deeply felt

2. Having understanding or knowledge that goes beneath the surface, beyond the obvious

Question 11

Recluse

Answer 11

1. A person who lives apart from society and often alone

2. Withdrawn from society

Question 12

Reverberate

Answer 12

1.To be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations

Question 13

Sage

Answer 13

1,Having wisdom and good judgment

2. A person known for wisdom and good judgment
3. An aromatic grayish-green plant used in cooking

Question 14

Tirade

Answer 14

1.A long angry speech

Question 15

Tremulous

Answer 15

1. Marked by trembling or shaking

2. Timid or fearful