Week 3 Vocab (10/2/23)

Question 1

Equivocate/Equivocal

Answer 1

1. Verb
2. Adjective
3. Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself
4. Open to more than one interpretation; uncertain or questionable in nature

Ex:
1A. The hesitant applicant seemed to be ___________ing when we asked him about his last job.
1B. I admit, I __________ed when they inquired about my suspicious leave of absence.
2A. His __________ response has done nothing to dampen the speculation.
2B. The symbol was almost _________, no one on the team could pin down any “correct” interpretation.

Question 2

Chide

Answer 2

Verb

To scold or rebuke

Ex:
1. Jenny’s mother often _________s her when she does not do her homework before watching YouTube videos.
2. She _________ed her dog for peeing on the floor.

Question 3

Corporeal

Answer 3

Adjective

Relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to their spirit; having a body; tangible

Ex:
1. The witches summoned spirits from beyond the grave and transformed them from ghosts to __________ beings.
2. The cold patch of air in the room seemed almost ____________, despite being but a cool draft.

Question 4

Augur(y)

Answer 4

Noun

1. Someone who predicts the future; (of an event or circumstance)
2. An omen; a sign of what will happen in the future

Ex:
1A. The _________ Tiresias from Antigone predicted Creon’s downfall.
1B. I went to go see my _________, I simply couldn’t leave it up to time to decide what happens to me.
2A. Black cats are often an __________ of ill-fortune.
2B. On my way home from the store, I saw an ___________: a black cat walked right in front of me and stared into my soul before it moved on.

Question 5

Disdain

Answer 5

1. Noun
2. Verb
3. The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt
4. Considered to be unworthy of one’s consideration

Ex:
1A. The popular teens looked down upon the “wannabe” with __________.
1B.
2A. In stereotypical teen movies, the cheerleaders often _________ the nerds.