Vocabulary quiz #1

Question 1

Tangent

Answer 1

meeting a curve or surface in a single point if a sufficiently small interval is considered

Question 2

Melancholy

Answer 2

a sad mood or feeling

Question 3

Rueful

Answer 3

showing or feeling regret for something done

Question 4

Exasperated

Answer 4

to make (someone) very angry or annoyed

Question 5

Self-deprecation

Answer 5

the act of making oneself or the things one does seem unimportant

Question 6

Retorted

Answer 6

to pay or hurl back : return
to make a reply to
to say in reply
to answer (as an argument) by a counter argument

Question 7

Galling

Answer 7

causing someone to feel angry or annoyed

Question 8

Instinct

Answer 8

an innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli

Question 9

Faltered

Answer 9

start to lose strength or momentum.
speak in a hesitant or unsteady voice.
move unsteadily or in a way that shows lack of confidence.

Question 10

Scornful

Answer 10

feeling or expressing contempt or derision

Question 11

Elated

Answer 11

make (someone) ecstatically happy.

Question 12

Receded

Answer 12

go or move back or further away from a previous position

Question 13

Venture

Answer 13

a risky or daring journey or undertaking

Question 14

Balmy

Answer 14

of air, weather, etc. : warm, calm, and pleasant