Week # 4 Vocabulary

Question 1

Accolade

Answer 1

An expression of approval or respect for special merit; an award

Question 2

Adamant

Answer 2

unyielding; firm in opinion

Question 3

Adulate

Answer 3

to flatter or admire excessively; to idolize

Question 4

Altercation

Answer 4

a loud and determined dispute; a noisy quarrel

Question 5

Annals

Answer 5

a historical record of events, often arranged in a yearly sequence

Question 6

Assiduous

Answer 6

persistent, attentive, diligent

Question 7

Chary

Answer 7

exercising caution; hesitant

Question 8

Clique

Answer 8

a small, exclusive group; a group held together by like interests or purpose

Question 9

Decrepit

Answer 9

worn and broken down by hard use

Question 10

Endow

Answer 10

to Provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money

Question 11

Ephemeral

Answer 11

lasting a very short time

Question 12

ingratiate

Answer 12

gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

Question 13

pantheon

Answer 13

a group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements

Question 14

perverse

Answer 14

turned away from what is right; wicked; stubbornly opposing what is right or reasonable; obstinate

Question 15

tutelage

Answer 15

instruction, protection, or guardianship