1. English Literature
Vocabulary Week 9

2. The young girl acted coy around her crush.

3. coy bashful or shy to attract attention Synonyms
allure, bashful, clever, coquettish, cunning, evasive, hesitating, kittenish, modest, quiet, reserved, shy, skittish, sly, still, timid, unassertive

4. The thieves decided to meet at a covert location.

5. covert Secret or hidden Synonyms
camouflaged, clandestine, concealed, confidential, covered, disguised, guarded, harbor, hidden, hush-hush, incognito, insidious, masked, private, refuge, secret, sheltered, undercover, underhanded

6. Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, centers around three crones/witches.

7. Crone
Hag; withered old woman
Synonyms
beldam, hag, ugly, woman

8. The movie, Lake Placid, has an ironic name considering the lake was not peaceful.

9. placid Calm, peaceful Synonyms
calm, collected, composed, even, gentle, mild, peaceful, quiet, serene, still, tame, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled

10. The crux of the case occurred when the victim gave her testimony.

11. crux Crucial point Synonyms
basis, core, crunch, difficulty, essence, gist, problem

12. The Civil War was a schism between the north and the south.

13. schism A split or division Synonyms
breach, break, discord, disharmony, disunion, division, separation, split

14. Some of the smallest creatures can show dauntless attributes.

15. dauntless Brave Synonyms
aweless, bold, brave, courageous, daring, fearless, lionhearted, unafraid, valiant, valorous

16. The executive was accused of nepotism when his nephew received a promotion.

17. nepotism
Favoritism to relatives

18. The boy put on a facade of innocence around his parents.

19. facade A front; a superficial appearance Synonyms
disguise, fake, front, guise, mask, veneer

20. The girl was chastised for lying to her parents.

21. chastise To punish or scold Synonyms
accuse, admonish, beat, berate, blame, chasten, correct, discipline, flog, lash, pummel, punish, ream, rebuke, reprove, scold, scourge, spank, strap, taunt, thrash, whip