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Week 1 Vocab Jamail
Quiz 9/25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| audacious | bold, daring, fearless |
| to balk | to refuse, to shirk; to prevent |
| cacophonous | jarring, unpleasantly noisy |
| ebullient | exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits |
| to enthrall | to captivate, to enchant, to enslave |
| fastidious | careful with details |
| to grovel | to humble oneself in a demeaning way |
| hackneyed | worn out by over-use, trite |
| impious | not devout in religion |
| balm | soothing, healing influence |
| callow | immature, lacking sophistication |
| eclectic | selecting from various sources |
| to fetter | to bind, to chain, to confine |
| heinous | shocking, wicked, terrible |
| to importune | to ask repeatedly, to beg |
| to beleaguer | to harass, to plague |
| canny | smart; founded on common sense |
| effulgent | brilliantly shining |
| to entreat | to plead, to beg |
| flamboyant | flashy, garish; exciting, dazzling |