Vocabulary

Question 0

Benevolence

Answer 0

adjective
1.
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings:
a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.
2.
desiring to help others; charitable:
gifts from several benevolent alumni.

Question 1

Acquiesce

Answer 1

verb
accept something reluctantly but without protest.
“Sara acquiesced in his decision”

Question 2

Disapprobation

Answer 2

noun
strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds.
“she braved her mother’s disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself”

Question 3

Fractious

Answer 3

Easily Angered or Unruly (quarellsome and irritable) [children]

Question 4

Indigenous

Answer 4

adjective

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

Question 5

Inordinate

Answer 5

unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.

Question 6

Palette

Answer 6

noun
a thin board or slab on which an artist lays and mixes colors.
the range of colors used by a particular artist or in a particular picture.
“I choose a palette of natural, earthy colors”
the range or variety of tonal or instrumental color in a musical piece.
“he commands the sort of tonal palette that this music needs”
(in computer graphics) the range of colors or shapes available to the user.

Question 7

Profane

Answer 7

verb
1.
treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect.
“it was a serious matter to profane a tomb”

Question 8

Sordid

Answer 8

dirty or vile.

Question 9

Temerity

Answer 9

noun
excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
“no one had the temerity to question his conclusions”