VOCABULARY 9-12

Question 1

altruism

Answer 1

unselfish interest in the welfare of others

Question 2

arbitrary

Answer 2

not planned or chosen for a particular reason; random

Question 3

introspection

Answer 3

the act or process of self-examination

Question 4

malaise

Answer 4

a vague feeling of discomfort in the body

Question 5

peremptory

Answer 5

precluding or putting an end to all debate or action

Question 6

quail

Answer 6

to lose heart int the face of difficulty or danger; to shrink back with fear, to cover

Question 7

sacrilegious

Answer 7

of, relating to, or being a violation of something consecrated by GOD

Question 8

solicitous

Answer 8

manifesting or expressing care or concern

Question 9

urbane

Answer 9

polished and smooth in manner

Question 10

verbose

Answer 10

containing more words than necessary

Question 11

caveat

Answer 11

a warning or caution

Question 12

convivial

Answer 12

relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking and good company

Question 13

demure

Answer 13

characterized by shyness and modesty

Question 14

foster

Answer 14

to promote growth or development of something; to nurture

Question 15

glean

Answer 15

to gather slowly or laboriously bit by bit

Question 16

itinerant

Answer 16

passing or traveling about a country ; going from place to place

Question 17

morose

Answer 17

gloomy or sullen

Question 18

paltry

Answer 18

trivial, meager, measly, utterly worthless

Question 19

sophmoric

Answer 19

concieted and ov erconfident of knowledge

Question 20

vapid

Answer 20

lacking life and spirit; unanimated; inspired; flavorless; flat; dull

Question 21

apocryphal

Answer 21

of doubtful authority or authenticity

Question 22

caprice

Answer 22

a tendency to change one’s mind, attitude, behavior without apparent or adequate motive

Question 23

censure

Answer 23

the act of blaming or finding fault with and condeming as morlaly or ethically wrong

Question 24

ephermal

Answer 24

lasting one day only

Question 25

harbinger

Answer 25

a forerunner; a precursor; a person or thing that announces or foreshadows what is to come

Question 26

insinuate

Answer 26

to imply in a subtle or devious way

Question 27

microcosm

Answer 27

a little world; a minature universe

Question 28

primeval

Answer 28

of or relating to the earliest ages

Question 29

sporadic

Answer 29

appearing or happening at irregular intervals

Question 30

uncouth

Answer 30

unrefined in apperance, conduct, or speech; rude, vulgar

Question 31

adept

Answer 31

very skilled; proficent ; expert

Question 32

appreciable

Answer 32

sufficient to be easily percieved, noticed or measured

Question 33

callow

Answer 33

lacking experience of life; immature

Question 34

exemplar

Answer 34

one that is worthy to be copied or imitated

Question 35

maelstrom

Answer 35

a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects

Question 36

mollify

Answer 36

to pacify; to soothe or calm

Question 37

preternatural

Answer 37

existing outside of nature; differing from the natural

Question 38

succor

Answer 38

aid; help; assistance

Question 39

supine

Answer 39

lying on the back or with the face upward

Question 40

voluptuary

Answer 40

a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure