Vocabulary Words #1

Question 1

placate

Answer 1

to appease (Ex. He has tried to placate his critics within the party.)

Question 2

derision

Answer 2

ridicule (Ex. The film was the object of derision by critics.)

Question 3

vivacious

Answer 3

full of life (Ex. She was dark-haired and vivacious.)

Question 4

procure

Answer 4

to acquire (Ex. They procure some food for us.)

Question 5

retort

Answer 5

a quick, clever reply (Ex. Well, for once in my life, I didn’t have a clever retort.)

Question 6

audible

Answer 6

able to be heard (Ex. The sound of the passing trains was clearly audible above the music.)

Question 7

benevolent

Answer 7

charitable (Ex. The teacher’s benevolent smile reassured the child.)

Question 8

somber

Answer 8

gloomy (Ex. The night skies were somber and starless.)

Question 9

pensive

Answer 9

thoughtful (Ex. I noticed she was in a pensive mood.)

Question 10

importune

Answer 10

to pester (Ex. He importuned them for help.)

Question 11

tacit

Answer 11

unspoken (Ex. Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.)

Question 12

sanguine

Answer 12

cheerfully confident (Ex. The committee takes a more sanguine view.)

Question 13

mortify

Answer 13

profoundly humiliate (Ex. Her behavior mortified her parents.)

Question 14

ignominy

Answer 14

disgrace (Ex. In his absence the team suffered the ignominy of a 7-0 defeat to Uruguay.)

Question 15

impassive

Answer 15

expressionless (Ex. His words were defiant but his tone was neutral and impassive.)

Question 16

verdure

Answer 16

vegetation (Ex. There was a sweet fragrance from the fresh verdure.)

Question 17

orthodox

Answer 17

traditional (Ex. They’re quire orthodoxed, not gimmicked in any way. )

Question 18

tumult

Answer 18

disturbance (Ex. In the tumult, I lost my hat and briefcase.)

Question 19

malevolence

Answer 19

ill will (Ex. His eyes were glowing with malevolence.)

Question 20

felicity

Answer 20

great happiness (Ex. But felicity is, in the end, something to be sought.)

Question 21

adjacent

Answer 21

adjoining (Ex. The garage is adjacent to our house.)

Question 22

latent

Answer 22

present but inactive (Ex. There is a lot of latent talent in the school.)

Question 23

censure

Answer 23

strong criticism (Ex. He was fortunate to escape parliamentary censure. )

Question 24

abject

Answer 24

miserable (Ex. As a movie, it’s an abject failure.)

Question 25

imperious

Answer 25

overbearing (Ex. It's safe to say her imperious streak has been running on high here lately.)