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2020 LITERATURE
WBP Test #1 Vocab & Comprehension
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anguish (noun) | great suffering from worry, pain, or grief |
| daft (adj) | silly; foolish; insane; crazy |
| nonchalance (noun) | lack of any concern |
| disembark (verb) | to go ashore from a ship |
| reproof (noun) | to express disapproval of; to get on to; to scold |
| chagrin (noun) | feeling embarrassment; mortification |
| notorious (adj) | known widely and usually unfavorably |
| monotonous (adj) | unvarying in pitch, same tone (dull to listen to) |
| infectious (adj) | easily or readily communicated, as laughter |
| precarious (adj) | dangerously lacking in stability (unstable) |
| retort (verb) | to say something in a sharp, angry manner |
| alien (adj) | dissimilar; not familiar; foreign, very unusual; peculiar |
| fleeting (adj) | lasting for a very short time; brief; short; quick; momentary |
| gingerly (adv) | showing great care or caution; delicately; carefully; gently |
| abrupt (adj) | happening without warning; sudden |
| imposing (adj) | grand and magnificent in appearance; eye-catching; spectacular/ awesome; splendid |
| submit (verb) | to yield or surrender to the will or authority of another |
| peculiar | odd or strange |
| BE SURE TO STUDY CHPS 1 - 10 COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS WE'VE DISCUSSED & CHECKED IN CLASS |