C&P Vocab Part III (part 1)

What does the word 'consolations' mean?

• Being in the position of authority

• Words spoken in sympathy or comfort

• Evoking a keen sense of sadness

• Showing lack of confidence

Which word means 'evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret'?

• Poignant

• Timidly

• Presiding

• Infamy

What is the meaning of 'timidly'?

• Having or showing arrogance

• Showing a lack of confidence or courage

• Acting or done quickly and without thought or care

• Attractive or appealing in appearance

What does 'presiding' refer to?

• The state of being well-known for some bad quality or deed

• Individuals with an obsession or fixation on a single idea or thing

• Excessive worry or anxiety about one's health

• Being in the position of authority

What is the meaning of 'infamy'?

• The state of being well-known for some bad quality or deed

• An evil or wicked act

• A belief that people are motivated purely by self-interest

• Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

What does 'impetuously' mean?

• Acting or done quickly and without thought or care

• Words spoken in sympathy or comfort

• Sullen or gloomy in disposition

• Attractive or appealing in appearance

Which word means 'having or showing arrogance; disdainfully proud'?

• morose

• notorious

• loathsome

• haughty

What is the meaning of 'prepossessing'?

• New or unusual; different from anything experienced before

• Individuals with an obsession or fixation on a single idea or thing

• Attractive or appealing in appearance

• Excessive worry or anxiety about one's health

What does the word 'novel' mean?

• Sullen or gloomy in disposition

• Excessive worry or anxiety about one's health

• New or unusual; different from anything experienced before

• Words spoken in sympathy or comfort

What is the meaning of 'self-abasement'?

• Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

• A belief that people are motivated purely by self-interest

• Humiliation or degradation of oneself

• Excessive worry or anxiety about one's health