Chapter 7 vocabulary
1. Lapse: (N.)
1. Lapse: (N.) -a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure. (V.) -to come to an end; stop.
10.Formidable: (Adj.)
10.Formidable: (Adj.) -of great strength; forceful; powerful.
2. Insistent: (Adj.)
2. Insistent: (Adj.) -earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent.
3. Tentative: (Adj.)
3. Tentative: (Adj.) -unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant.
4. Abrupt: (Adj.)
4. Abrupt: (Adj.) -sudden or unexpected.
5. Tumult: (N.)
5. Tumult: (N.) -uproar; disorder; highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling.
6. Portentous: (Adj.)
6. Portentous: (Adj.) -ominous, predictive of future bad events.
7. Irreverent: (Adj.)
7. Irreverent: (Adj.) -not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected.
8. Vicarious: (Adj.)
8. Vicarious: (Adj.) -taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.
9. Rancor: (N.)
9. Rancor: (N.) -resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.