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English Vocab #2
Test Friday 9/8/11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Of the most contemptible kind; utter hum; absolutely miserable; liatation | Abject |
| Not fanciful or imaginative; not challenging; lacking excitement | Prosaic |
| Correct or appropriate behavior | Propriety |
| Spread negative information about | Revile |
| Showing little emotion | Phlegmatic |
| Lacking definite form or limits; of or relating to or resembling a nebula | Nebulous |
| Admonishes or counsels in terms of someones behavior; warn strongly | Admonish |
| Deeply agitated especially from emotion; to draw in different directions | Distraught |
| An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh | Euphemism |
| Corresponding in size or degree or extent; appropriate | Commensurate |