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Iolani English 9 Q1
Iolani English 9 Q1 #1-64
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chronicled | v. to record in or as if in a chronicle;list |
| intractability | n. unruliness; obstinacy. (not easily governed) |
| husbandry | n. the cultivation or production of plants and animals |
| hypocrisy | n. a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not |
| reprove | vt. to scold or correct, usually gently or with kindly intent |
| riveted | vt. to fasten with or as if with rivets; to fasten firmly |
| litany | n. a resonant or repetitive chant; list |
| sullen | adj. gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed; dismal |
| incite | vt. to move to action; stir up; spur on; urge on |
| transcended | vt. to rise above or go beyond the limits of; to triumph over the negative aspects of;overcome |
| transgressions | n. the exceeding of due bounds or limits; violation of law |
| injunctions | n.a command or order; a court order prohibiting a party a specific course of action |
| cachet | n. an indication of approal carrying great prestige; prestige |
| austere | adj. stern and cold in apperance or manner; somber, grave, ascetic, uadorned |
| jeered | v. taunt; laugh at with contempt and derision |
| pungent | adj. sharp or biting, especially in taste or smell |
| pursed | vt. pucker; contract one's lips into a rounded shape |
| striated | n. a minute groove, scratch, or channel esp. one of parallel series |
| dissipated | vt. to break up and drive off; to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish |
| distraught | adj. agitated with doubt or mental conflict |
| guffawed | vi. laugh boisterously |
| brusquely | adj. marked short and abrupt; blunt in manner or speech |
| gingerly | adj./adv. very cautiously or careful |
| imperialist | n. one who advocates extending the power and dominion of a nation esp. by direct territorial acquisistion or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas |
| goad | vt. to prod or uge as if with a goad or stick |
| exasperate | vt. to excite the anger of; enrage; to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| compensated | vt. to make an appropriate payment to; to neutralize the effect of |
| receded | vi. to move back or away; withdraw; diminish; decrease |
| labyrinth | n. a place constructed of intricate passageways and blind alleys; a maze formed by paths separated by high hedges; sinetgubg extremely complex in structure |
| exhorted | vt. to incite by argument or advice; urge strongly vi. to give warnings or advice |
| opulent | adj. sumptuous, luxurious; n. wealth, affluence, abundance |
| mesmerize | vt. hypnotise; spellbind |
| cadences | n. a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language; the beat time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| ominous | adj. being or exhibiting an omen; portentous; foreboding or foreshadowing evil |
| vigilance | n. attentiveness; paying close and continous attention |
| avert | vt. to turn away or asaide in annoyance |
| charlatans | n. a deceiver; one who attracts customer w/ tricks or jokes |
| inhibited | adj. held back, restrained or prevented |
| infallible | adj. incapable of failure or error |
| impertinent | adj. improperly forward or bold |
| precocious | adj. appearing, developing or maturing early |
| relinquish | vt. giveup; yeild; release |
| imperceptible | adj. impossible or difficult to percieve by the mind or senses |
| euphemisms | n. an inoffensive expression that is substitutied for one that is considered offensive |
| obliterate | vt. to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or wearing away; to remove utterly from recognition or memory; to remove from existance; destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of |
| impropriety | n. improper behavior or character |
| ingenuousness | n. openly straightforward or frank; the quality of innocent naivete |
| sequestered | vt. to set apart; segregate; seclude; isolate |
| enthralled | vt. to enchant, charm, or hold spellbound |
| palpable | adj. capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; esp. capable of being handled, touched, or felt |
| morose | adj. showing a brooding ill humor; sullen; gloomy |
| diminish | vt. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; decrease in size, extent or range |
| disfigure | vt. to mar or spoil the appearance of |
| grimace | n. a contorted facial expression, usually of digust, disapproval, or pain |
| inscrutable | adj. difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious |
| inducement | n. a motive or consideration that leads one to action |
| dour | adj. silently ill-humored; gloomy; sternly obstinate; unyielding |
| dishevelled | adj. in disarray; rumpled |
| furtive | adj. quietly cautions and secretive; sly; stealthy; sneaky |
| incoherent | adj. unable to think or express one's thoughts clearly, fluently, or logically |
| facade | the front of a building; an artificial or deceptive front or appearance |
| breach | vt. to make a hole or gap in; break through |
| proclivity | n. a natural inclination; tendency |
| impeccably | adj. faultless; flawless; perfect |
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