English: Night Vocab 3

Apathy

(noun) lack of emotion or feeling; indifference

Bob’s __________ about school could be seen in his total disregard for grades and attendance.

Base

(adjective) lacking the higher qualities of mind or spirit; ignoble; not honorable (like a villain)

Bob’s ___________ behavior at school included humiliating his teacher.

Compulsory

(adjective) required by law or policy; mandatory

antonym: angelic (saintly); virtuous

Bob loves __________ seat belt laws because they make him feel safe.

Countenance 

(noun) facial expression; face

I could see Bob’s happiness on his ___________ through his smile and his bright eyes.

Incite

(verb) to move to action; stir up; spur on; urge on

Bob ________ a food fight in the cafeteria by throwing a tomato at another kid.

Interminable

(adjective) without an end; seemingly endless

Bob felt that English class was _____________.

Premonition

(noun) anticipation of an event without conscious reason; forewarning; a sense of what’s to come

Bob’s ____________ about Bill Belichick leaving the Patriots came true in Jan.

Raucous

(adjective) noisy; very loud from commotion (different from a ruckus, which is a noun meaning commotion/ chaotic event)

The cafeteria was __________ during the food fight.

Semblance

(noun) false appearance

Bob gave his speech with a ___________ of composure, but he was actually very nervous.