week 7 vocab

Question 1

implacable

Answer 1

incapable of being placated; relentless; unstoppable

Question 2

encumber

Answer 2

hold back; restrict or burden

Question 3

Petulant

Answer 3

easily irritated or annoyed; childish

Question 4

Banter

Answer 4

light teasing; the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

Question 5

Debase

Answer 5

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; reduce (something) in quality or value

Question 6

Retainer

Answer 6

a person working in the service of another (butler/ lawyer)

Question 7

Extol

Answer 7

praise, glorify, or honor

Question 8

fraught

Answer 8

filled with or attended with; causing or affected by great anxiety or stress

Question 9

inscrutable

Answer 9

of an obscure nature; impossible to understand or interpret

Question 10

tenacious

Answer 10

stubbornly unyielding

Question 11

disconsolate

Answer 11

sad beyond comforting

Question 12

impetus

Answer 12

a force that moves something along

Question 13

Imposition

Answer 13

an uncalled for burden

Question 14

Auspices

Answer 14

kindly endorsement and guidance

Question 15

Levity

Answer 15

a manner lacking seriousness