negative connotation
unmotivated
oppresion
fearfull
smart aleck
100
what does perfidy mean
What is faithlessness or treachery
100
inactive sluggish or dull
What is torpid
100
The man was harassed and had to answer a _ of questions from the media
What is gauntlet
100
inclined to nausea
What is squeamish
100
He tried to _ my whole paper because of a single spelling error
What is debase
200
to have hatred or contempt
What is odium
200
untidy, dirty or careless
What is slovenly
200
The brutal dictator made his subjects _ their religion and worship him
What is disavow
200
submissively obedient
What is subservient
200
His explanation that he just wanted to help me when he corrected my small grammatical mistake in front of the whole class was_
What is redoubtable
300
which has a negative connotation: stalwart or crass
What is crass
300
Tom was to lazy to do his work so his boss sent him to work a lower assignment. Tom was _ to a lower assignment
What is relegated
300
African Americans in the deep south struggled to make a living due to oppression and lived in extreme _
What is penury
300
The school _ passages from the texts because they feared the children would be upset by them
What is expurgated
300
He was acting in an _ manor when he screamed out that the teacher made an error
What is intemperate
400
to rob or plunder
What is pillage
400
fat, having a large and bulky body
What is corpulent
400
A totalitarian government does not tolerate any _ or disagreement from its subjects
What is dissension
400
There was a sense of _ among the passengers as the ship began to suddenly change direction
What is consternation
400
When asked a question he would often _ in order to sound clever
What is equivocate
500
which of the following has a negative connotation: a)evanescent b)nebulous c)pretentious
What is c
500
The animal had a _ disposition; laying around and not responding when you called it
What is bovine
500
The supreme court _ the rights of African Americans with the Dred Scott case
What is impugned
500
capable of being wounded or damaged
What is vulnerable
500
He was no _ at making fun of people and making them seem dumb or ignorant
What is novice
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