Vocab and Defin QUIZ 11

characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

• adequate

• malicious

• insincerity

• obstacle

the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.

the quality of not expressing genuine feelings.

• compromise

• foundation

• malicious

• insincerity

an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.

• compromise

• obstacle

• suspiciously

• plague

a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.

• insincerity

• suspiciously

• nuisance

• malicious

tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

sufficient for a specific need or requirement. adequate time. an amount of money adequate to supply their needs. also : good enough : of a quality that is good or acceptable.

• obstacle

• foundation

• suspiciously

• adequate

a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes ( and sometimes infection of the lungs -pneumonic plague .

• plague

• nuisance

• circumstance

• pessimistic

a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

• suspiciously

• malicious

• circumstance

• plague