1. Vocabulary List #10
English IV

2. 1. cacophony
(noun)
A harsh jeering sound

3. 2. callous
(adjective)
Lacking feeling, mercy, etc.; unfeeling

4. 3. carp to find fault with and complain constantly; to nag or fuss
(verb)
to find fault with and complain constantly; to nag or fuss

5. 4. gruff
(adjective)
Stern; surly; hoarse; rough

6. 5. gullible
(adjective)
Easily fooled or tricked

7. 6. haphazard Lacking any definite plan or order; occurring by chance
(adjective)
Lacking any definite plan or order; occurring by chance

8. 7. heretic A person who holds opinions opposed to established beliefs
(noun)
A person who holds opinions opposed to established beliefs

9. 8. perfidy
(noun)
Treachery; a deliberate breach of faith

10. 9. peripheral
(adjective)
Of or located on the edge

11. 10. philistine
(adjective)
A person with views that are regarded as shallow or narrow-minded

12. 11. succinct
(adjective)
Clearly expressed in a few words

13. 12. sullen
(adjective)
Morose; sulky; somber or gloomy

14. 13. tacit
(adjective)
Implied but not spoken or written

15. 14. tactless
(adjective)
Inconsiderate of another’s feelings

16. 15. unfathomable Too difficult to understand; too deep to measure
(adjective)
Too difficult to understand; too deep to measure