Vocab Week 8

Question 1

Allay

Answer 1

lessen the intensity of or calm

Question 2

Ambiguous

Answer 2

having more than one possible meaning

Question 3

Amiable

Answer 3

diffusing warmth and friendliness

Question 4

Anomaly

Answer 4

deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule

Question 5

Apocryphal

Answer 5

being of questionable authenticity

Question 6

Ascertain

Answer 6

learn or discover with confidence

Question 7

Audacious

Answer 7

disposed to venture or take risks

Question 8

Austere

Answer 8

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

Question 9

Confound

Answer 9

be confusing or perplexing to

Question 10

Convoluted

Answer 10

highly complex or intricate

Question 11

Cursory

Answer 11

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Question 12

Debunk

Answer 12

expose while ridiculing

Question 13

Depravity

Answer 13

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

Question 14

Discordant

Answer 14

not in agreement or harmony

Question 15

Dissuade

Answer 15

turn away from by persuasion

Question 16

Dither

Answer 16

be undecided or uncertain

Question 17

Duplicity

Answer 17

the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith

Question 18

Exasperate

Answer 18

make furious

Question 19

Gregarious

Answer 19

temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

Question 20

Jocular

Answer 20

joking