Dual Credit English Vocabulary Quiz (3)

Execrate

curse or swear
"they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt.

Frumpish

a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive.
a dull, old-fashioned person.
"A woman is frumpish and old-fashioned if she does not know that adultery with one paramour is nick-named marriage.

Grandeur

the quality or state of being impressive or awesome.
"the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.

Impregnable

strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable.
"an impregnable fort.

Infallibility

being absolutely trustworthy.
"he believed in the infallibility of his leadership.

Lugubrious

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
"lugubrious songs of lost love.

Mollify

to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
"to mollify one's demands.

Obstinate

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
"obstinate advocacy of high tariffs.

Ostracize

to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.
"his friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.

Ubiquitous

existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent.
"ubiquitous fog."
"ubiquitous little ants.