Women's Lit Vocabulary 1St Quiz

Front 1

admonish

Back 1

verb
Def: to warn or to scold
After hearing the forecast, the woman admonished her son to bring his raincoat to school.

Front 2

proclaim

Back 2

verb
Def: to announce
After the election, the newspapers proclaimed Bush the new President.

Front 3

theme

Back 3

noun
Def: The lesson a reader should learn or the moral of a story. An major theme of A Doll's House could be a woman's individuality.

Front 4

pervasive

Back 4

adjective
Def: everywhere or throughout
The skunk sprayed us and the smell was pervasive.

Front 5

frivolous

Back 5

adjective
Def: unimportant, wasted time or energy
The girl frivolously chatted on the phone instead of doing her homework.

Front 6

pensive

Back 6

adjective
Def: To be deep in thought in a sad way
On the anniversary of her grandfather's death she was pensive.

Front 7

empathy

Back 7

noun
Def: the complete understanding of another's feelings.
Bullying might stop if we could teach people empathy.

Front 8

tribulation

Back 8

noun
Def: suffering
Life is full of tribulations like death, job loss or financial troubles.

Front 9

euphemism

Back 9

noun
Def: A nicer way of saying something that is not so nice.
That shirt really suits you.
Your new hairstyle is different.

Front 10

ingratiate

Back 10

verb
Def: to work oneself into another's favor, to gain favor by a deliberate effort.
In your new job, you can ingratiate yourself by being flexible.

Front 11

apprehensive

Back 11

adjective
Def: afraid or nervous about what is to come
Ally was apprhensive before spring break because she had never been to Quantico.
She was apprehensive about her new job because she lied on her resume.

Front 12

valid

Back 12

adjective
Def: logical and correct
It is important to make sure your friend has a valid license before you let him drive your car.

Front 13

squalor

Back 13

noun
Def: A filthy and wretched condition or quality
The new apartment was in such a state of squalor that they had to clean it for hours.

Front 14

asinine

Back 14

adjective
Def: silly, ridiculous
She came up with an asinine excuse as to why she couldn't go to the party.

Front 15

pretense

Back 15

noun
def: an act or behavior that is meant to trick someone.
She obtained a bank loan under false pretense by inflating her income.