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Night Book
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abase | to humiliate |
| Abhor | hate |
| Acrimony | bitterness |
| Amicable | peacefully friendly |
| Assail | attack with words |
| bellicose | hostile/warlike |
| benevolence | act of doing good |
| brawn | strong/muscular |
| brusque | abrupt |
| contemptuous | scornful |
| elicit | to draw forth |
| oblivious | being unaware |
| inconspicuous | not readily noticeable |
| ostentatious | showy/ excessive display |
| frenetic | frantic |
| furtive | sneeky |
| garrulous | talking to much |
| repugnant | repulsive |
| impeccable | flawless |
| impetuous | impulsive |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| indelible | permanent |
| indict | charged with a crime |
| loath | reluctant to do something |
| nefarious | evil |
| obtuse | blunt |
| petulant | impatient |
| prerogative | special privilege |
| proclivity | natural tendency |
| strident | shrill/harsh sounding |
| rancor | deep spite or malice |
| requisite | required |
| surfeit | excess |
| veritable | true |
| precarious | unstable |
| imminent | near/about to happen |
| serene | peaceful/calm |
| luminous | emitting light |
| belligerent | angry/ready to start a fight |
| pragmatic | practical |
| presumptuous | going to far |
| boisterous | rowdy/turbulent |
| elusive | hard to understand |
| complacent | content |
| frugal | sparing/prudent/cautious |
| apathetic | lethargic/unconcerned |
| scale | climb or ascend |
| scope | range or extend |
| decrepit | falling apart |
| meander | careen/stagger/twist |
| destitution | poverty/poor |
| trek | trudge/journey by foot |
| irrevocable | not capable of stopping |
| perpetual | never ending |
| animosity | hatred/hostility |