Vocabulary Weeks 6-10

Question 1

chronic

Answer 1

adj. - lasting a long time

Question 2

fitful

Answer 2

adj. - happening at intervals

Question 3

impartial

Answer 3

adj. - fair

Question 4

indigent

Answer 4

adj. - very poor

Question 5

remorse

Answer 5

noun - feeling of sorrow or guilt

Question 6

catalyst

Answer 6

noun - something or someone who brings about a change

Question 7

vicarious

Answer 7

adj.- experiencing something through another person

Question 8

scrutinize

Answer 8

verb - to look at carefully

Question 9

arduous

Answer 9

adj.- hard to do

Question 10

antithesis

Answer 10

noun - the direct opposite

Question 11

calamity

Answer 11

noun - deep trouble or misery

Question 12

diffuse

Answer 12

verb - to spread out in every direction

Question 13

foible

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noun - a small fault or weakness in a person’s character

Question 14

hoard

Answer 14

verb - to collect and store away (often secretly)

Question 15

obtuse

Answer 15

adj. - slow in understanding

Question 16

mortify

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verb - to make embarrassed or ashamed

Question 17

eulogy

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noun - high praise for a deceased person

Question 18

clemency

Answer 18

noun - mercy

Question 19

susceptible

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adj. - very sensitive to

Question 20

skeptical

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adj. - not easily convinced

Question 21

substantiate

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verb - to support with proof or evidence

Question 22

devoid

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adj. - entirely without; lacking

Question 23

blithe

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adj. - happy and cheerful

Question 24

zealot

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noun - a person who shows great enthusiasm for a cause

Question 25

imminent

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adj. - about to happen

Question 26

clandestinely

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adv. - secretly

Question 27

facism

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noun - a form of government with a dictator who has complete control

Question 28

siege

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noun - a surrounding of a city by an enemy

Question 29

disarmament

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noun - a policy of taking a country’s weapons or army away

Question 30

kamikaze

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noun - Japanese suicide plot

Question 31

ruthless

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adj. - having no pity or compassion

Question 32

nestle

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verb - to settle snugly and comfortably

Question 33

conspire

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verb - to plan secretly

Question 34

fray

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noun - a fight or a brawl

Question 35

hoax

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noun - a practical joke or a trick

Question 36

pacifist

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noun - a person who doesn’t believe in war or any violence

Question 37

blunder

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noun - a foolish mistake// verb - to make a foolish mistake

Question 38

kindle

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verb - to start a fire/friendship

Question 39

industrious

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adj. - hard working

Question 40

waive

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verb - to give up voluntairly

Question 41

phobia

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noun - a strong and unreasonable rear of something

Question 42

deficient

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adj. - not having enough; lacking

Question 43

consume

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verb - to spend wastefully; to use up

Question 44

consumption

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noun - the act of consuming

Question 45

product placement

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noun - when real products are seen or used in movies or TV shows

Question 46

internment camp

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noun - large detention center created for political opponents, enemy aliens, people with mental illness, members of specific ethnic group