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.