Vocabulary

Question 1

aberration (noun)

Answer 1

something that differs from the norm
e.g. My high grades turned out to be an aberration, as I opened my mock paper and saw an F.

Question 2

abhor (verb)

Answer 2

to hate, detest
e.g. Zia began to abhor playing the piano.

Question 3

acquiesce (verb)

Answer 3

to agree without protesting
e.g. When Mrs Taylor told her to be quiet, she acquiesced without hesitation.

Question 4

alacrity (noun)

Answer 4

eagerness, speed
e.g. When Zia asked Jake to prom, he agreed with alacrity.

Question 5

amiable (adjective)

Answer 5

friendly
e.g. Zia was an amiable character, and made friends wherever she went.

Question 6

appease (verb)

Answer 6

to calm, satisfy
e.g. The toddler was screaming so it’s mother handed it a pretzel to appease it.

Question 7

arcane (adjective)

Answer 7

obscure, secret, only known by a few
e.g. Latin is an arcane and difficult language to learn.

Question 8

avarice (noun)

Answer 8

excessive greed
e.g. The girl stuffed the cake in her face with avarice.