Vocabulary 7

Question 1

Accolade

Answer 1

Praise, a reward, noun

*our class doesn’t deserve accolade

Question 2

Ascetic

Answer 2

One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury

*attic=not fancy

Question 3

Bequeath

Answer 3

To hand down, to give or to leave in a will

*beneath=down=hand down the crown

Question 4

Charlatan

Answer 4

One who claims to know something that he does not, a quack

*oh Charles really knows nothing, he’s just saying stuff

Question 5

Conflagration

Answer 5

A large fire

*flag burning in a fire

Question 6

Abhor

Answer 6

To regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe

*call someone a horse means u hate them

Question 7

Dearth

Answer 7

A lack, a scarcity

*lack of supplies=death

Question 8

Diffidence

Answer 8

Shyness, reserve, unassertiveness

*different=shy

Question 9

Effervescent

Answer 9

Showing high spirits, adjective

*effort=excited for grade

Question 10

Ethereal

Answer 10

Heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible

*ethereal=not earth, not realistic

Question 11

Expunge

Answer 11

To remove, to erase

*expunge=exit, erase

Question 12

Guile

Answer 12

Deceitfulness, duplicity

*the guy was deceitful=deceptive

Question 13

Implausible

Answer 13

Not believable

*press pause on a not believable video game

Question 14

Incongruity

Answer 14

Nonconformity, disagreement, non-compatibility

*incongruity=not together agreeing, two different sides of story makes both untrue

Question 15

Insularity

Answer 15

Qualities of an island; narrow mindedness of opinion, noun

*insul=island=narrow minded opinion

Question 16

Morose

Answer 16

Being sullen or gloomy

*morose=no rose, sad and gloomy

Question 17

Placate

Answer 17

To appease or to pacify by making concessions

*placate=make things better by playing with Kate

Question 18

Poignant

Answer 18

Piercing, incisive, keen, well spoken

*poignant=pig, loud and clear and hurtful

Question 19

Provincial

Answer 19

Lacking sophistication, narrow minded, adjective

*principal is not professional

Question 20

Reiterate

Answer 20

Repeat

*reiterate=repeat

Question 21

Spontaneous

Answer 21

Having no external cause; acting on impulse

*spontaneous, spaz, uncontrolled

Question 22

Synthesis

Answer 22

Combination parts to a whole

*synthesis=leaves, roots, stem=plant

Question 23

Toxic

Answer 23

Poisonous

*toxic=toxic waste=poison

Question 24

Vigilant

Answer 24

Very alert, watchful

*vigilant=very alert

Question 25

Voluble

Answer 25

Ability to speak words easily, fluent

*voluble=fluent with vowels