CST Vocabulary

The picnic was enjoyable, but we spent quite a bit of time ____________________ off ants and mosquitos.

• dire

• encroached

• fend

• chafe

My best friend has a most ______________________ smile

• defile

• disarming

• awry

• predominant

Airline passengers may become extremely ________________

• dire

• awry

• apt

• disgruntle

A person may adopt a cheerful __________________ and attempt to to conceal sorrow or anger.

• penal

• mien

• bludgeon

• fend

Some writers earn acclaim during their lifetime , but others win _________________ only after their death.

• renown

• prodigy

• pertinent

• dire

What is the meaning of apt

• pertinent, relevant all refer to something suitable or fitting

• with a turn or twist to one side

• to become irritated or annoyed

• win the affection or approval of; charm:

What is the meaning of impunity?

• give an income or property to (a person or institution).

• to provide with a permanent fund or source of income: to endow a college.

• exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.

• away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss.

What is the meaning of recluse

• the condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame.

• known about by many people.

• relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system.

• a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.

What is the meaning of bludgeon?

• having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.

• shake with a quivering motion.

• a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon.

• be undecided between two opinions or courses of action; be irresolute.

What is the meaning of defile

• To make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity

• characterized by or showing interest or concern.

• eager to do something.

• sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.