Vocabulary Quiz #1 Flashcards
What does abase mean?
to humiliate, degrade
What is the part of speech for abduct?
verb
Frankie’s mother told him not to be _____ when he refused to attend the birthday party.
bashful
What does behemoth mean?
something of tremendous power or size
What is the part of speech for candor?
noun
The principal _____ the head of the English Department for forcing students to learn esoteric vocabulary.
censured
What does debase mean?
to lower the quality or esteem of something
What is the part of speech for decorous?
adjective
When she found out she had won the lottery, the writer was _____.
elated
What does emaciated mean?
very thin, enfeebled looking
What is the part of speech for fabricate?
verb
What does fastidious mean?
meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards
Mrs. Watson has poor taste and covers every object in her house with a _____ gold lamé.
garish
What is the part of speech for gluttony?
noun
What does haughty mean?
disdainfully proud
The _____ in service should last two or three months—until the cable lines are repaired .
hiatus
What is the part of speech for illicit?
adjective
After breaking up with her boyfriend, Nancy decided to _____ herself in her work in order to avoid crying.
immerse
What is the definition for latent?
hidden, but capable of being exposed
What is the part of speech for lavish?
adjective and verb
