Vocabulary Quizs

contrition

• The state of feeling remorseful and penitent

• A feeling of joy and happiness

• A sense of indifference and apathy

• An expression of anger and frustration

ambiguous

• Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning

• Clear and straightforward; having a single meaning

• Confusing and difficult to understand; lacking clarity

• Specific and precise; having a definite meaning

abstemious

• Not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking

• Excessively indulgent in food and drink

• Having a strong desire for food

• Being indifferent to food and drink

meticulous

• Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

• Lacking attention to detail; careless

• Quick and hasty in execution

• Unorganized and chaotic in approach

inexplicable

• Unable to be explained or accounted for

• Easily understood or explained

• Having a clear and logical explanation

• Capable of being described in detail

circumnavigate

• Sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world)

• To navigate through a city

• To travel in a straight line

• To sail only in one direction

impotent

• Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless

• Having great power or influence

• Capable of achieving significant results

• Strong and effective in action

abrogate

• Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)

• Establish or create a new law

• Modify an existing agreement

• Ignore a legal obligation

belie

• (of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict

• to support or uphold something

• to clarify or explain something

• to enhance or improve something

retribution

• A form of reward for good behavior

• Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

• A method of rehabilitation for offenders

• A legal term for a plea bargain