Vocabulary List #7

Question 1

hostile; unfavorable; having the disposition of an enemy

Answer 1

Inimical

Question 2

to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; to chatter; to babble.

Answer 2

Prattle

Question 3

accustomed to hardship, pain, and suffering; accustomed to accepting undesirable options.

Answer 3

Inured

Question 4

unexpectedly changing circumstances; successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs.

Answer 4

Vicissitudes

Question 5

something or someone that gives comfort, consolation, or relief from distress

Answer 5

Solace

Question 6

the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional state; the act of looking within oneself

Answer 6

Introspection

Question 7

brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible

Answer 7

Pithy

Question 8

to give a bright or pleasing aspect to; to give an attractive but often deceptive appearance to; to coat with gold or a gold-colored substance

Answer 8

Gild

Question 9

without apparent reason, cause, or justification

Answer 9

Gratuitous

Question 10

to make repayment or return for; to repay; to retaliate

Answer 10

Requite