scholar quiz 2

fragment

(n.) a small piece/part (when broken from sth)

demise

(n.) the death of a person

spite

(n.) an angry feeling of wanting to hurt/upset sb (in a small way)

resillent

(adj.) able to quickly return to its usual shape after being bent

distort

(v.) to change the shape/appearance of sth so it looks strange

conscience

(n.) the part of ur mind that tells u whether ur actions are right/wrong and makes u feel guilty abt bad things u’ve done

admonish

(v.) to strongly advise sb to do sth / warn sb not to do sth (in a kind way)

(v.) to tell sb clearly that they’ve done sth wrong

quarrel

(n.) an angry disagreement b/t ppl (personal)

malevolent

(adj.) wanting to cause harm to others

destitue

(adj.) lacking sth needed

(adj.) unable to afford the basics

atrocity

(n.) a shockingly bad situation

(n.) a quality of being atrocious(extremely violent)

waver

(v.) to lose determination/purpose (temporarily)

(v.) to hesitate

germinate

(v.) to start growing (seed)

polarize

(v.) to cause sth (contains diff ppl/opinions) to seperate into completely opposing groups

buttress

(n.) a structure made of stone that sticks out from a wall

wane

(v.) to become gradually weaker/less important; decrease

altruistic

(adj.) showing an unselfish concern for the welfare of others

proliferate

(v.) to increase rapidly in number/amount; multiply

relegate

(v.) to put sb/sth into a lower rank than before

heed

(v.) to pay careful attention to sth; notice

ascertain

(v.) to find out the true information abt sth

bestow

(v.) to give sth to sb as an honor/present

burgeon

(v.) to develop/grow quickly

magnanimous

(adj.) very kind, generous, forgiving (towards an opponent)

raucous

(adj.) sounding loud & unpleasant