Vocabulary Quiz

reprove (v) – to scold; to find fault with

pessimism (n) – gloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win

cursory (adj) – hasty, not thorough

rescind (v) – to repeal; to take back; formally

miser (n) – someone who hoards money

jocular (adj) – joking

vehement (adj) – urgent; passionate; forceful

caricature (n) – a satiric portrait or representation

corroborate (v) – to confirm

precarious (adj) – dangerously unstable