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English VOCAB Wk. 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sleazy | (ADJ) thin or flimsy in texture; Cheap; Shoddy or inferior in quality or character; Ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
| sleazy(SYN) | (SYN) base, cheap, shoddy |
| sedulous | (ADJ) persistent, showing industry and determination |
| sedulous(SYN) | (SYN) determined, perservering |
| scurrilous | (ADJ) Coarsly abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
| scurrilous(SYN) | (SYN) vulgar, offensive, dirty |
| reverberate | (V) to re-echo, resound' To reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| reverberate(SYN) | (SYN) vibrate, resound |
| resilient | (ADJ) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| resilient(SYN) | (SYN) elastic, flexible |
| querulous | (ADJ) peevish, complaining, fretful |
| querulous(SYN) | (SYN) cross, whiny, sour |
| remonstrate | (V) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| remonstrate(SYN) | (SYN) debate, protest, challenge |
| propensity | (N) a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| propensity(SYN) | (SYN) natural bend, proclivity, penchant |
| repudiate | (V) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| repudiate(SYN) | (SYN) abandon, reject, disclaim |
| irrevocable | (ADJ) incapable of being changed or called back |
| irrevocable(SYN) | (SYN) irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable |