LIST 2 Answer Key PDF

LIST 2: Checkouts: 1. Intuition- quick and ready insight S: instinct, insight, feel, suspicion, foresight A: None 2. Reverie- the condition of being lost in thought S: daydreaming, study, trance, woolgathering A: None 3. Shards- a piece or fragment of a brittle subs...

LIST 2: Checkouts: 1. Intuition- quick and ready insight S: instinct, insight, feel, suspicion, foresight A: None 2. Reverie- the condition of being lost in thought S: daydreaming, study, trance, woolgathering A: None 3. Shards- a piece or fragment of a brittle substance S: sliver, fragment, particle, speck, glimmer: A: slab, lump, chunk, hunk 4. Harried- beset by problems S: frustrated, annoyed, exasperated, troubled, irritated A: happy, pleased, satisfied, content, calm 5. Brazen- marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness S: bold, impudent, wise, insolent, audacious A: timid, meek, shy, humble, modest 6. Dishevelment- to throw into disorder or disarray S: confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose A: regulate, order, organize, array, dispose 7. Perverse- turned away from what is right or good S: choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, crotchety A: friendly, genial, sweet, affable, outgoing 8. Articulate- expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively S: eloquent, fluid, silver-tongued, well-spoken A: inarticulate, hesitant, muttering, unvocal, ineloquent, 9. Lingered- to be slow in parting or in quitting something S: crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, delay A: hasten, course, hurry, run, rush The Cask of Amontillado 10. Precluded- to make impossible by necessary consequence S: avert, forestall, head off, help, obviate A: aide, assist, facilitate, encourage, promote 11. Retribution- the dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment especially in the hereafter S: payback, reprisal, requital, retaliation, revenge A: mercy, clemency, grace, leniency, forgiveness 12. Accosted-to approach and speak to (someone) often in a challenging or aggressive way S: confront, approach, encounter, face, date A: avoid, shun, eschew, evade, escape 13. Afflicted-grievously affected or troubled (as by a disease) : mentally or physically impaired S: troubled, debilitated, disabled, feeble, challenged A: well, whole, healthy, sound, cured 14. Explicit-fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent S: clear-cut, definite, definitive, express, specific A: implicit, implied, inferred, dark, unclear 15. Recoiling-to fall back under pressure S: blench, cringe, flinch, quail, shrink A: advance, approach, face, confront, challenge 16. Termination- end in time or existence S: bound, boundary, cap, ceiling, confines A: beginning, commencement, start, creation, onset 17. Subsided-ro sink or fall to the bottom S: abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die A: increase, intensify, grow, rise, build Perseus- 18. Kindred-of a similar nature or character S: afflicted, akin, allied, related A: unrelated, other, different, dissimilar, diverse 19. Mortified- feeling or showing strong shame or embarrassment S: upset, irritated,aggravated, perturbed, chagrined A: collected, compose, confident, unperturbed, undisturbed 20. Revelry-noisy partying or merrymaking S: conviviality, festivity, gaiety, jollification, jolly A: misery, grief, mourning, darkness, gloom