Vocabulary Lessons 22-24

Question 1

abject

Answer 1

a) of the most miserable kind; brought to a low state; wretched
b) of the most despicable kind; deserving of great scorn

Question 2

conjecture

Answer 2

a) a judgement or statement based on little or no evidence; a guess
b) to infer from insufficient evidence; to guess

Question 3

dejected

Answer 3

depressed; low in spirits

Question 4

interject

Answer 4

to insert between other elements

Question 5

jettison

Answer 5

to cast overboard or off; to discard

Question 6

jetty

Answer 6

a structure that projects into the water and protects the shore

Question 7

jut

Answer 7

a) to project out
b) something that projects out

Question 8

objectionable

Answer 8

offensive; arousing disapproval

Question 9

projectile

Answer 9

an object that is fired, thrown, or self-propelled

Question 10

trajectory

Answer 10

a) the path of a moving object
b) a chosen or taken course

Question 11

accredit

Answer 11

a) to officially recognize or approve as having met certain standards
b) to credit with; to attribute to

Question 12

credence

Answer 12

acceptance as true or valid; belief

Question 13

credential

Answer 13

something that gives one confidence or authority; evidence of one’s qualifications

Question 14

credibility

Answer 14

believability; reliability; the power to inspire belief

Question 15

creditable

Answer 15

a) deserving of limited praise; sufficiently good
b) worthy of belief

Question 16

credulous

Answer 16

easily deceived; believing too readily; gullible

Question 17

creed

Answer 17

a system of beliefs, principals, or opinions

Question 18

discredit

Answer 18

a) to damage in reputation; to disgrace
b) to cause to be distrusted or doubted
c) lack of trust or belief; doubt

Question 19

incredulous

Answer 19

disbelieving; showing disbelief; skeptical

Question 20

miscreant

Answer 20

an evildoer; a villain

Question 21

aversion

Answer 21

a) an intense dislike
b) the avoidance of something considered unpleasant or painful

Question 22

avert

Answer 22

a) to turn away
b) to prevent

Question 23

diversify

Answer 23

to give variety to; to vary

Question 24

diversion

Answer 24

a) an action or a ploy that turns attention away
b) something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains
c) the act or instance of turning aside

Question 25

inadvertently

Answer 25

accidentally; unintentionally

Question 26

incontrovertible

Answer 26

unquestionable; impossible to dispute

Question 27

invert

Answer 27

to turn upside down or inside out; to reverse the position or order of

Question 28

irreversible

Answer 28

impossible to reverse

Question 29

revert

Answer 29

to return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief

Question 30

vertigo

Answer 30

the sensation of dizziness