Word of the Week Quiz English 1 NVHS

Aversion

strong or fixed dislike; antipathy

Cache

hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place

Cajole

to persuade by pleasant words or false promises

Censure

to blame; to criticize adversely

Clemency

mercy; mildness

Commiserate

to sympathize with; to feel sorrow for another’s suffering

Deference

great respect

Desecrate

to treat with disrespect

Disparage

to discredit; to belittle

Eclectic

consisting of selections from various sources

Fatalism

fate, events that occur cannot be changed by humans

Flagrant

outrageous; glaringly offensive

Gratuitous

freely given; unnecessary; uncalled for

Hackneyed

used too often; trite; commonplace

Illusion

an erroneous perception of reality

Implausible

not having the appearance of truth or reason

Incorrigible

too firmly fixed to be reformed or changed