Fox Chapel - Acc English 10 Word Quiz 1

Mr. Aires’ Word Quiz 1

Abhor (v)

to loathe or detest

Truncate (v)

to cut short

Surfeit (n)

excess; overindulgence, overabundance

Incorrigible (adj)

incapable of being reformed

Marred (v)

spoiled the perfection of

Inaudible (adj)

impossible to hear

Premonition (n)

a feeling that something is about to happen

Residual (adj)

remaining as a residue

Unethical (adj)

morally corrupt

Soporific (adj)

causing sleep

Precarious (adj)

unstable; insecure

Ominous (adj)

foreshadowing evil or dread

Indelible (adj)

can’t be erased

Succumb (v)

to give way to a superior force

Debunk (v)

to expose the falseness of