List 4

Question 1

bucolic

Answer 1

(adjective) of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.

It’s true that I had a bucolic, truly peaceful childhood, growing up in a house next to our family’s orchard.

Question 2

buffoon

Answer 2

(noun) a ridiculous but amusing person; a clown.

I have to say, the men seem to be incompetent buffoons.

Question 3

bulwark

Answer 3

(noun) a defensive wall.

The monopoly of foreign trade remains a bulwark against the economic intervention of capitalism.

Question 4

bumptious

Answer 4

(adjective) self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree.

The characters in her dances are vulnerable, as well as arrogant, and even when bumptious they can be likable.

Question 5

cabal

Answer 5

(noun) a secret political clique or faction.

Dominated by shady cabals of wasp power-brokers, the city between the wars harbored both strong anti-semitic elements and an energetic ku klux klan.

Question 6

cacophonous

Answer 6

(adjective) involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

The screechy sounds of a soprano, not at her best, complete the irony of cacophonous combat.

Question 7

cadaverous

Answer 7

(adjective) resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony.

More to the point, the bare stone would look ravaged to him, even cadaverous.

Question 8

callow

Answer 8

(adjective) (esp. of a young person) inexperienced and immature.

The callow boater did not have a life preserver, paddle, or radio onboard his saolboat.

Question 9

calumniate

Answer 9

(verb) make false and defamatory statements about.

We do not grossly outrage even our enemies, but artfully calumniate

Question 10

cantankerous

Answer 10

(adjective) bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

Bach, in spite of his cantankerous pride, wrote priceless music.

Question 11

captious

Answer 11

(adjective) (of a person) tending to find fault or raise petty objections.

The captious middle-school clique included all the mean girls from our class who have nothing nice to say about anyone, not even themselves.

Question 12

caricature

Answer 12

(noun) a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

The cartoon artist drew a caricature of the president.

Question 13

celestial

Answer 13

(adjective) positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy.

I was looking through my telescope and saw many celestial bodies.

Question 14

chauvinist

Answer 14

(Adjective) showing or relating to excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for a particular group or cause.

As a Women i feel no pride to be a part of any male chauvinist society.

Question 15

chicanery

Answer 15

(noun) the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.

Politics has always been lousy with blather and chicanery.

Question 16

circumspect

Answer 16

(adjective) wary and unwilling to take risks.

It is better to be bold than too circumspect.

Question 17

circumvent

Answer 17

(verb) find a way around (an obstacle).

To get to the village, we must somehow circumvent this lake.

Question 18

clamorous

Answer 18

(Adjective) making a loud and confused noise.

My house is filled with the clamorous sound of children.

Question 19

clandestine

Answer 19

(adjective) kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit.

Our actions, although often clandestine, will have lasting effect on all countries.

Question 20

clement

Answer 20

(adjective) merciful.

I was so relieved to have had a clement judge hear my case.