vocab week 6

Question 1

enigma

Answer 1

something that baffles understanding and cannot be

Question 2

assiduous

Answer 2

marked by care and persistent effort, not sloppy

Question 3

construe

Answer 3

make sense of; assign a meaning to

Question 4

affable

Answer 4

diffusing warmth and friendliness, easy to get along with

Question 5

deign

Answer 5

do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity

Question 6

innate

Answer 6

not established by conditioning or learning

Question 7

craven

Answer 7

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

Question 8

reticent

Answer 8

temperamentally disinclined to talk

Question 9

propensity

Answer 9

an inclination to do something

Question 10

chide

Answer 10

censure severely or angrily

Question 11

espouse

Answer 11

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies, or plans

Question 12

docile

Answer 12

easily handled or managed

Question 13

patronize

Answer 13

treat condescendingly; insulting

Question 14

seethe

Answer 14

be in an agitated emotional state

Question 15

scrutinize

Answer 15

to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail