Vocab 3

Question 1

Antipathy

Answer 1

strong or deep-rooted dislike; aversion

Question 2

Apocryphal

Answer 2

of doubtful authorship or authenticity

Question 3

Apotheosis

Answer 3

the perfect form or example of something; the elevation to divine status: DEIFICATION

Question 4

Arduous

Answer 4

difficult to do; laborious

Question 5

Askance

Answer 5

with a sideways glance; with suspicion, disapproval

Question 6

Auspicious

Answer 6

of good omen; boding well for future

Question 7

Bowdlerize

Answer 7

to remove passages considered offensive from “stuff”—typically literature

Question 8

Calumny

Answer 8

a false, malicious statement meant to hurt another’s reputation

Question 9

Cupidity

Answer 9

strong desire [esp. for wealth]

Question 10

Expatiate

Answer 10

to speak or write in great detail; elaborate or enlarge

Question 11

Fatuous

Answer 11

complacently foolish or inane; silly, foolish

Question 12

Gesticulate

Answer 12

to make or use gestures

Question 13

Ineffable

Answer 13

inexpressible, too overwhelming to be expressed or described in words

Question 14

Inimical

Answer 14

like an enemy; hostile, unfriendly

Question 15

Irascible

Answer 15

easily angered; quick-tempered

Question 16

Meticulous:

Answer 16

extremely careful about details, finicky

Question 17

Obtuse

Answer 17

not sharp or pointed; slow to understand; not producing a sharp impression

Question 18

Plethora:

Answer 18

the state of being too full; excess

Question 19

Sedulous

Answer 19

working hard and steadily; diligent

Question 20

Staid:

Answer 20

characterized by dignity and propriety

Question 21

Tortuous

Answer 21

marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : WINDING OR marked by devious or indirect

Question 22

Tractable

Answer 22

easily managed, taught, controlled

Question 23

Truculent

Answer 23

fierce, cruel, savage; rude, harsh scathing esp. speech or writing

Question 24

Unctuous

Answer 24

like oil, soap, grease to touch; characterized by smug smooth pretense of spiritual feeling in seeking to persuade; too suave or oily in speech or manner

Question 25

Untenable

Answer 25

that cannot be held, defended or maintained

Question 26

Verbose

Answer 26

using too many words, wordy, long-winded

Question 27

Vociferous

Answer 27

loud, noisy or vehement in making one’s feelings known

Question 28

Anfractuous

Answer 28

full of windings and intricate turnings: TORTUOUS

Question 29

Ululate

Answer 29

to HOWL, to WAIL

Question 30

Pandy

Answer 30

British : to punish (a schoolboy) with a blow on the palm of the hand especially with a ferule

Question 31

Dandiprat

Answer 31

A little, insignificant, or contemptible person; a small boy: urchin

Question 32

Logodaedalus

Answer 32

One who is cunning in words.